The report, however, said out of the 29 states, 23 have chosen to run the scheme as a trust model
While six to seven states started the pilot for Ayushman on Wednesday itself soon after the PM's announcement, a total of 14 are ready to test out the software over the next one month or so
States are keeping insurance companies at bay in a bid to keep the scheme simple, cheap and serviceable; but their non-inclusion could also end up making it a non-starter
The ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) aims to provide a coverage of Rs 500,000 per family annually, benefiting more than 100 million poor families
Scheme's name might change to Prajaa; govt wants to avoid GST-like tech issues
CRISIL expects micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the space to play an important role in implementing AB-NHPS
Developed on the back of Aadhaar based India Stack, the NHS is imagined as a nationally shared digital infrastructure backbone
The Indian Medical Association has criticised the scheme over the use of funds allocated to it and the reimbursement rates
Modi in January this year had said that he will personally visit the aspirational district, which will show the most noteworthy performance on identified parameters