India, Sept. 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) serves as the flagship financial protection pillar of India's healthcare system, providing annual cashless hospitalisation coverage of upto Rs.5 lakh per family to economically vulnerable citizens. Marking its eighth anniversary, the scheme now covers about 33% of India's population with Ayushman cards, having funded 13.25 crore admissions worth Rs. 2.03 lakh crore and drastically reducing out-of-pocket medical expenses. This inpatient care model works alongside three complementary pillars-Ayushman Arogya Mandirs for primary care, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission for integrated health IDs, and PM-ABHIM for physic...