Chandigarh: Brahm Mohindra announced to bring a new universal health
insurance scheme covering all citizens of the state, thereby fulfilling a
promise made in the election manifesto of the ruling Congress.
This decision was taken in regard of failure of Punjab government in yielding results.
Taking lesson from the mistakes made in the existing policy wherein big
private hospitals could make huge profits, forcing insurances companies
to back down, the health department has decided to empanel the
government-run hospitals for treating insurance-covered patients, he
said.
Speaking at seminar at the Punjabi University here, Mohindra said, “The
intent of the government is very clear — to provide cost-effective
quality health services to all. And this can’t be achieved without
strengthening government hospitals.”
