State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)’s Post

The Indian government has approved an expansion of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) health insurance scheme to cover all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, regardless of their socio-economic status. This move aims to benefit approximately 45 million families with 60 million senior citizens. Key points: 1. The scheme previously covered over 352 million citizens. 2. Senior citizens aged 70+ will be issued a new distinct card under AB-PMJAY. 3. Those already covered under AB-PMJAY will get an additional top-up cover of ₹5 lakh per year. 4. Eligible seniors can choose between their existing scheme or opt for AB-PMJAY. 5. The expansion is in line with the government's promise to increase coverage for senior citizens. The article also mentions that India is rapidly aging, with projections showing that by 2050, one-fifth of India's population will be above 60 years old. This demographic shift is cited as a reason for the focus on senior citizens in healthcare policy. #ayushmanbharat #health #PMJAY #AyushmanBharatYojana #HealthScheme #News #BreakingNews #Government #SocialEconomy #TimesOfIndia #NarenderSinghModi #letsgo #healthcare #doctor #everyone #noida #hospitalinnoida #exploremore #treatment #HealthCheckup #felixhospitals

🔍 New Report Alert! 📊 A recent report by Milliman reveals alarming gaps in mental health care access for Americans, with two-thirds of those diagnosed unable to get treatment in 2021, even with health insurance. 🏥 The findings underscore issues like workforce shortages, low reimbursement rates, and a lack of enforcement in mental health protections. Over half of the U.S. population resides in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas, and the country has less than a third of the psychiatrists needed. 🌐 The report calls for urgent policy changes, including telehealth expansion, competitive reimbursement rates, and accurate provider directories. Let's advocate for comprehensive mental health care! 💙🧠 Read article: https://lnkd.in/gyWnZ4Yt #PureSpark #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAccess #PolicyChange #MentalHealthInAmerica #WellnessJourney

Did you know that most Texans say they’ve experienced a non-medical factor impacting their health? EHF's statewide poll found that 75% of Texans say they experienced a non-medical factor impacting their health. More than half of Texans (53%) who report they are in poor health said they lacked access to affordable housing and healthy food compared to just 34% of those in good health. Similarly, 41% of those in poor health say they don’t have a place to exercise compared to 28% of Texans in good health. “These numbers reveal what my patients at safety-net clinics taught me – their health concerns were predictable yet preventable outcomes of the challenging social and economic circumstances they faced,” says EHF's Ann Barnes, MD, MPH. "If doctors and clinics ask about non-medical factors and then Medicaid and other health insurance plans start to pay for things like food prescriptions and interventions by community health workers, then we’ll begin to get better health outcomes." See more from EHF's poll:  https://lnkd.in/gBn-KiP2 #HealthNotJustHealthCare #txlege #Medicaid #NMDOH #SDOH #healthequity

*Cabinet approves health coverage to all senior citizens of the age 70 years and above irrespective of income under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)* This aims to benefit approximately 4.5 Crore families with six (6) crore senior citizens with 5 Lakh rupees free health insurance cover on a family basis. AB PM-JAY is the world’s largest publicly funded health assurance scheme which provides health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to 55 crore individuals corresponding to 12.34 crore families. All members of the eligible families irrespective of age are covered under the scheme. The scheme has covered 7.37 Crore hospital admissions including 49 percent women beneficiaries. The public has benefited to the extent of over Rs. 1 Lakh crore under the scheme. The expansion of cover to senior citizens of the age of 70 years and above was earlier announced by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in April 2024. The AB PM-JAY scheme has witnessed continuous expansion of the beneficiary base. Initially, 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families comprising the bottom 40% of India’s population were covered under the scheme. Later, the Government of India, in January 2022 revised the beneficiary base under AB PM-JAY from 10.74 crore to 12 crore families considering India’s decadal population growth of 11.7 % over 2011 population. The scheme was further expanded to cover 37 lakh ASHAs/AWWs/AWHs working across the country and their families for free healthcare benefits. Taking the mission ahead, AB PM-JAY would now provide free healthcare coverage of Rs 5 lakh to all citizens of the age-group of 70 years and above across the country.

The Union Cabinet has taken a monumental step towards healthcare access! Soon, all senior citizens aged 70+ will receive health coverage under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), benefiting around 6 crore elderly Indians. 🩺 Rs 5 lakh free health insurance per year for 4.5 crore families. 💳 Eligible seniors will be issued a new distinct card for this added coverage. 💡 Those aged 70+ in families already covered by AB-PMJAY will get an additional Rs 5 lakh top-up cover, exclusive to them! 🌍 AB-PMJAY is the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme, launched in 2018, providing Rs 5 lakh coverage per family for secondary and tertiary care to 55 crore individuals. In 2023-24, the govt allocated ₹7,500 crore for AB PM-JAY. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gW4q3T59 #AyushmanBharat #SeniorCitizens #HealthcareForAll #PMJAY #SocialWelfare #HealthForAll

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released 2023 Q4 estimates of health insurance coverage data as a part of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Early Release Program. While rates for uninsurance, public coverage, and private coverage for those ages 18-64 remained mostly unchanged, there were statistically significant decreases in uninsurance rates for those with family incomes of 200-400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) across all ages and for every age group. Read more about our researchers' findings and analysis of this data in our latest blog at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gu2NBiMR #NHIS #nationalhealthinterviewsurvey #surveydata #surveydataresources #NHISdata #nationalcenterforhealthstatistics #nchs #shadac #insurancecoveragedata #insurancecoverage #medicaid #fpl #federalpovertylevel

Height inequality is a widely used and well-established anthropometric measure of health inequality, but it has never been used for assessing the effect of #HealthInsurance. Using #HeightInequality as an indicator, this column shows that the introduction of public health insurance schemes over the last 150 years substantially reduced #HealthInequality. However, a variety of outcome measures are needed to monitor health inequality in order to devise policies that can reduce it. Joerg Baten | University of Tuebingen | Alberto Batinti | Sapienza Università di Roma | Joan Costa-i-Font | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | Laura R.

Height inequality is a widely used and well-established anthropometric measure of health inequality, but it has never been used for assessing the effect of #HealthInsurance. Using #HeightInequality as an indicator, this column shows that the introduction of public health insurance schemes over the last 150 years substantially reduced #HealthInequality. However, a variety of outcome measures are needed to monitor health inequality in order to devise policies that can reduce it. Joerg Baten | University of Tuebingen | Alberto Batinti | Sapienza Università di Roma | Joan Costa-i-Font | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | Laura R.

"Health care in this country sucks. Insurance rates are prohibitively high, making quality care inaccessible. Although programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act have decreased the uninsured population, 26 million Americans remain uninsured. This exacerbates socioeconomic disparities and secures the United States a spot at the bottom of the list for quality, reasonably-priced health care in high-income countries." 🇺🇲 -- Riya Vankamamidi, (Opinion Columnist, Trintonian) #healthcare #insurance #quality #cost #poor #usa https://lnkd.in/eNv5-DX3

Four years post-2020 pandemic, numerous countries continue to grapple with increased mortality rates, impacting life and health insurance industries. The persistent excess mortality levels may result in elevated claims and influence the future performance and pricing of life insurance products. Projections indicate that the US and UK are expected to sustain excess mortality rates, albeit showing a decline by 2033, with diverse scenarios forecasting varying outcomes. Delve into this insightful paper from the Swiss Re Institute exploring the factors behind these trends... #swissre #SRI #mortality #covid19