As of Feb 2025, Rs 12,161 crore was outstanding, 8.7% of hospital admissions authorised under the scheme since inception in 2018. Experts say affected private hospitals are struggling to manage their cash flows, even as patients struggle to access care

In 2023 CAG, the govt’s auditor, recommended a cell to promote awareness on #health #insurance scheme AB-PMJAY. Experts say this is vital in urban areas to reach slum dwellers, migrants & informal workers--excluded due to documentary insufficiency

Non-payment of dues to 650 #private hospitals in Haryana has derailed the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the state. Union & state govts must increase allocations to #health--experts say 3x increases are in order

There is low awareness of services available under AB-PMJAY, the govt’s #healthinsurance scheme; many have had poor experiences or incur catastrophic health expenses that push 60 mn Indians into #poverty each year. How can this change? @charubahri reports

Experts say health packages must be streamlined for the AB-PMJAY, the govt’s #health #insurance scheme, to be successful--on the same lines as the National Cancer Grid is working on the oncology packages. @charubahri reports

As of Feb 2025, Rs 12,161 crore was outstanding, 8.7% of hospital admissions authorised under the scheme since inception in 2018. Experts say affected private hospitals are struggling to manage their cash flows, even as patients struggle to access care

In 2023 CAG, the govt’s auditor, recommended a cell to promote awareness on #health #insurance scheme AB-PMJAY. Experts say this is vital in urban areas to reach slum dwellers, migrants & informal workers--excluded due to documentary insufficiency

Non-payment of dues to 650 private hospitals in Haryana has derailed the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the state. Union & state govts must increase allocations to #health--experts say 3x increases are in order

There is low awareness of services available under AB-PMJAY, the govt’s #health #insurance scheme; many have had poor experiences or incur catastrophic health expenses that push 60 mn Indians into poverty each year. How can this change? @charubahri reports

Since 2001, when India first report #Nipah virus infections, there have been 108 cases & 78 deaths. 1 in 3 of these have been reported in Kerala, with 4 cases in 2025. @haripaliath reports from Malappuram & Palakkad

Routine surveillance for #Nipah in #Kerala certainly is of much better quality than anywhere else, but its unique climate & ecology also render it more suitable for the types of fruit bats that are Nipah carriers, says @MenonBioPhysics. @haripaliath reports.

We’re always looking for acute encephalitis syndrome in surveillance, but Nipah gets people’s attention, says C. Shubin, surveillance officer in Kerala’s Malappuram which saw 2 #Nipah cases in 2025. Catching AES/ARDS early critical to avert Nipah #outbreak

Sajid, a daily labourer in Kerala’s Malappuram, has spent 3 months in a hospital hoping his wife Amina would be back to good health after #Nipah virus forced her into a coma. While she is better, the state’s health surveillance remains on vigil all year

Since 2018 #Kerala saw 10 #Nipah spillovers with a case fatality ratio of 76%. It is a virulent zoonotic disease that does not have licensed drug/treatment with a potential to affect 2 bn people worldwide. Year-around surveillance is key, experts say

Amina who survived deadly #Nipah infection is slowly recovering from a coma in a hospital in north Kerala’s #Malappuram. Of the 4 confirmed cases, 2 patients have died & 2 went into a coma. How is the state handling repeated infections? Our ground report:

#Kerala reported another #Nipah spillover in 2025, the 10th since 2018. #Palakkad reported its 1st cases of the virus, which has a case fatality ratio 40%-100% depending on detection & access to medical care. @haripaliath reports from Malappuram & Palakkad

Since 2001, when India first report #Nipah virus infections, there have been 108 cases & 78 deaths. 1 in 3 of these have been reported in Kerala, with 4 cases in 2025. @haripaliath reports from Malappuram & Palakkad

Routine surveillance for #Nipah in #Kerala certainly is of much better quality than anywhere else, but its unique climate & ecology also render it more suitable for the types of fruit bats that are Nipah carriers, says @MenonBioPhysics. @haripaliath reports.

We’re always looking for acute encephalitis syndrome in surveillance, but Nipah gets people’s attention, says C. Shubin, surveillance officer in Kerala’s Malappuram which saw 2 #Nipah cases in 2025. Catching AES/ARDS early critical to avert #Nipah outbreak

Sajid, a daily labourer in Kerala’s Malappuram, has spent 3 months in a hospital hoping his wife Amina would be back to good health after #Nipah virus forced her into a coma. While she is better, the state’s health surveillance remains on vigil all year