Unfortunate that some states have opted out of 'Modicare' due to politics: Sitharaman

Observing that the Centre's ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme achieved a paradigm shift within three months of its launch, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it was "unfortunate" that some states chose to opt out for reasons of political expediency.In a recent Facebook post, the Defence Minister said it was unfortunate that even after seven decades of independence, the desire for seamless and affordable health schemes remained elusive for a large section of the population and expressed hope that "Modicare" would help people across the country."Once fully implemented, PM-JAY will thus become the world's largest fully government-financed health protection scheme. In this context, it is very unfortunate that some states have chosen to opt out of the scheme for reasons of political expediency," the Defence Minister, who has been visiting hospitals to see the functioning of the scheme, said.The Union government had launched on September, 2018 the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan ...