Photo: PTINew Delhi: Will the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), claimed to be the world’s largest health cover, prove to be a reality? Though the healthcare sector in Union Budget 2018 received a meagre hike of 11.5%, NHPS, dubbed as Modicare, gained all the attention across various corners. With the history of government health insurance schemes not so impressive, the Modi government now has a major challenge before it to implement the scheme effectively. According to the survey, less than one-third (29%) of households have at least one member covered under health insurance or health scheme. Only 20% of women aged 15-49 and 23% of men aged 15-49 are covered by a health insurance or health scheme.

Source: Mint February 02, 2018 07:30 UTC