Government to assure, not insure, health

NAC wants Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna to be absorbed into new policy for universal health coverage

The National Advisory Council (NAC), which sets the policy agenda for the Congress party led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, wants the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) insurance scheme to be absorbed into the new policy for universal health coverage (UHC), taking the latter closer to realization.

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