Ayushman Bharat

Economy

05 July, 2019

Budget 2019: Healthcare sector left wanting more despite sizeable increase in outlay

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday nearly tripled the allocation for India's universal healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat and ramped ......

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Finance

17 June, 2019

Budget 2019: Ayushman Bharat and beyond, here's the healthcare sector's wish list

Cash handouts for farmers and tax sops for the salaried middle class were the major talking points of the interim ......

Healthcare

28 May, 2019

Laying out the 100-day agenda for Modi's Healthcare Reform 2.0

After the much-heated and prolonged general elections’ campaign in the country, it’s time to get back to the business of ......

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Healthcare

29 March, 2019

Policy Tracker: Ayushman Bharat aside, how has the Modi govt fared on healthcare?

In September last year, the Narendra Modi government launched what was touted to be the world’s largest health insurance scheme. ‘Ayushman ......

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Healthcare

26 December, 2018

Flashback 2018: Ayushman Bharat, big-ticket deals recharge Indian healthcare

The launch of Ayushman Bharat—touted as the world’s largest state-sponsored health insurance scheme—and a billion-dollar hospital deal after aggressive bidding ......

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Finance

12 November, 2018

Valuation the biggest challenge for investing in India: Proparco's Philippe Serres

Proparco SA, the private-sector financing arm of French development finance institution Agence Francaise de Development, has committed around half-a-billion dollars ......

Healthcare

06 November, 2018

Can Ayushman Bharat convince PE/VCs to make healthcare bets in smaller cities?

For healthcare companies, private equity and venture capital investors have been a big force in driving expansion. But how do investors ......

Opinion

01 November, 2018

How Ayushman Bharat will impact the health insurance sector in India

With the government’s implementation of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission in September 2018, the health insurance sector in India ......

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Healthcare

26 October, 2018

Ayushman Bharat: Will Niti Aayog's new PPP model interest healthcare companies?

Last week, the Niti Aayog suggested a new model to involve private companies in providing healthcare services as part of ......

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Healthcare

22 October, 2018

May explore M&As to tap into north India market: Aster DM's Harish Pillai

Hospital operator Aster DM Healthcare Ltd is one of the largest private healthcare service providers in Asia with operations in ......