Govt mulling over universal health insurance plan
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Government is reported to be considering a universal health insurance plan to accommodate its plan to provide health insurance coverage access to all.
After the recent success of their social security schemes launched in the beginning of this year, the health insurance plan is in the interim stage of discussions with the states. Government has also earlier provided life cover and accident cover.
At the initial stage, the government is focused to provide a seamless solution to the existing cashless health schemes in states by integrating those with the Centre's direct benefits transfer (DBT) platform.
There are current rounds of discussion reported with states providing cashless health insurance, such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and explore the idea of linking through the DBT platform.
As implied by a statement given by a government official to Business Standard, the government is keen to provide SMS and phone call notifications on money transfers using the DBT platform. A web or smart phone app is also under development to facilitate the idea of a completely cashless digital economy. The health insurance application will also be used on this platform.
After the recent success of their social security schemes launched in the beginning of this year, the health insurance plan is in the interim stage of discussions with the states. Government has also earlier provided life cover and accident cover.
At the initial stage, the government is focused to provide a seamless solution to the existing cashless health schemes in states by integrating those with the Centre's direct benefits transfer (DBT) platform.
There are current rounds of discussion reported with states providing cashless health insurance, such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and explore the idea of linking through the DBT platform.
As implied by a statement given by a government official to Business Standard, the government is keen to provide SMS and phone call notifications on money transfers using the DBT platform. A web or smart phone app is also under development to facilitate the idea of a completely cashless digital economy. The health insurance application will also be used on this platform.
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