Nhps to cover over 10 crore poor
and vulnerable families(approximately 50 crore beneficiaries).
It is an umbrella of two major health initiatives,
Health and Welfare Centres and the National Health Protection Scheme(Nhps).
It is an umbrella of two major health initiatives namely,
Health and Wellness centers and National Health Protection Scheme(Nhps).
Admissions of any Nhps member to a hospital should be only
on referral from the PCP or the specialist, except in emergencies such as accidents.
The Karnataka government recently announced it would cover all state residents in its health insurance scheme,
while West Bengal has decided not to implement Nhps.
The Nhps comes in the backdrop of the fact that various Central Ministries
and State/UT Governments have launched health insurance/protection schemes for their own defined set of beneficiaries.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced the Nhps on February 1,
making it the biggest global plan to provide quality health cover to a population larger than the combined citizenry of the US, UK, Germany and France.