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MGNREGA Workers: MGNREGA Workers Health Insurance Recommendation in Punjab | Chandigarh News

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Chandigarh: To ease the burden of rising expenses of medical care for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) workers, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Committee has strongly recommended implementing mandatory health insurance coverage for all the workers under the scheme in the state. This measure aims to alleviate the financial burden associated with medical expenses for MGNREGA workers, who are poorly paid. The current wage rate for unskilled labor under MGNREGA in Punjab stands at Rs 303 per day, which is lower than that in the neighboring state of Haryana. Workers in Haryana receive Rs 357 per day under…Continue Reading

Universal health coverage: UNICEF asks states to increase investment in insurance scheme

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says state governments should earmark a percentage of their consolidated revenue to health insurance schemes to fund premiums for the poor. Ijeoma Agbo, UNICEF health specialist, spoke in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, on Tuesday at a two-day media dialogue with the theme “Changing the narrative on child mortality through health insurance”. The program was organized by UNICEF in collaboration with the Oyo state health insurance scheme (OYSHIA). Agbo said health insurance facilitates equitable distribution of healthcare resources and brings financial protection by reducing the burden of out-of-pocket expenses on individuals and families. The specialist…Continue Reading

FTC to send nearly $100 million in refunds to customers of Benefytt’s fake health plans

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Americans struggling to pay for health care Many working-age Americans struggle to pay for health care 05:15 The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds to consumers it says bought into fake health plans falsely marketed by Benefytt Technologies as comprehensive health insurance or an Obamacare plan under the Affordable Care Act. Benefytt, operating under various names such as Health Insurance Innovations, used aggressive marketing and fraudulent websites in a scheme to lure consumers in search of health insurance into buying bogus policies with high monthly fees, according to the FTC’s August 2022 complaint. After purchasing the bad insurance, which offered…Continue Reading

Govt forms panel to review flagship health insurance scheme

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The central government has formed a panel to evaluate the design and implementation of its flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, and to propose improvements. The National Health Authority (NHA), which is the apex body responsible for implementing the PM Jan Arogya Yojana, has been appointed Niti Aayog member Dr VK Paul to chair the panel, reported News18. Niti Aayog is a public policy think tank. Ayushman Bharat was launched to achieve universal health coverage. It has two components which are the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and health and wellness centres. Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, launched in September 2018,…Continue Reading