Healthcare

A medical emergency not only impacts a family financially, but it is also emotionally draining. In an emotional situation where your family member is in a lot of physical pain, getting an unexpected bill for an enormous amount is the last thing one wants.

ABHA Card is a unique 14-digit digital health identity. Its primary function is to enable a person to store and access their medical records, such as prescriptions, lab reports, and hospital summaries, in a digitally secure format. Such records, upon the user's consent, could be shared with doctors, hospitals, or diagnostic centres, thereby lessening the need for paper files.

One of the healthcare highlights of the budget is the decision to establish a national institute for mental healthcare in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

GST on 33 life-saving drugs and medicines has been brought down from 12% to zero, offering significant relief to patients who rely on these medicines.

So far, around 20,000 healthcare units have been mapped under this initiative.

Around 650-700 private hospitals in Haryana are set to withdraw from the Ayushman Bharat scheme starting August 7 due to pending dues of over ₹500 crore

The period following 2014 marked a significant and permanent shift in India's healthcare policy. Instead of piecemeal welfare schemes, India established a coherent, integrated system with sustained, long-term ambitions that encompassed out-of-hospital and community healthcare, clinical care, and public health.