An additional 60 million Indian citizens aged 70 and above now have medical insurance, with $6,000 annual coverage per family granted as part of a government program expansion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2018 healthcare initiative already covers over half a billion citizens.
The world’s largest healthcare program offers free treatment for serious illnesses and provides poor families with an annual coverage of $6,000. The expansion of medical insurance coverage is the Prime Minister’s latest attempt to reorganize the country’s public health system, which is struggling with a shortage of hospitals and doctors.
