According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Fight Inequality Alliance in India, 87 percent of respondents agreed that the Ayushman Bharat insurance coverage should be expanded to include a larger proportion of beneficiaries and a coverage amount increase from 500,000 Indian rupees per family to one million Indian rupees. Only seven percent of survey respondents disagreed with this sentiment.
Ayushman Bharat
In the past decade, the government of India has made significant strides towards the digitalization of health systems including the Ayushman Bharat scheme. This is the national public health insurance fund for low- income earners, while also providing free secondary and tertiary healthcare. The overarching goal of the scheme is based on an equitable model that ensures affordable insurance for all citizens
The COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemichas been the much-needed catalyst for boosting telemedicine, and by extension, digitalization across the country. Even though telemedicine was already being used in India, the pandemic provided the necessary impetus to thrust this market forward. A survey conducted by Practo reflected a 500 percent increase in online medical consultations between March 1 and May 31, 2020.
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Fight Inequality Alliance. (January 29, 2021). Sentiment toward expansion of Ayushman Bharat insurance coverage in India in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266156/india-opinion-on-ayushman-bharat-expansion/
Fight Inequality Alliance. "Sentiment toward expansion of Ayushman Bharat insurance coverage in India in 2021." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266156/india-opinion-on-ayushman-bharat-expansion/
Fight Inequality Alliance. (2021). Sentiment toward expansion of Ayushman Bharat insurance coverage in India in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266156/india-opinion-on-ayushman-bharat-expansion/
Fight Inequality Alliance. "Sentiment toward Expansion of Ayushman Bharat Insurance Coverage in India in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266156/india-opinion-on-ayushman-bharat-expansion/
Fight Inequality Alliance, Sentiment toward expansion of Ayushman Bharat insurance coverage in India in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266156/india-opinion-on-ayushman-bharat-expansion/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Sentiment toward expansion of Ayushman Bharat insurance coverage in India in 2021 [Graph], Fight Inequality Alliance, January 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266156/india-opinion-on-ayushman-bharat-expansion/