Kerala seeks to expand public health insurance scheme to cover ‘missing middle’

Kerala seeks to expand public health insurance scheme to cover ‘missing middle’

The Kerala government is considering expanding health insurance coverage to include the “missing middle” – those who cannot afford any health insurance but are not currently covered under the Ayushman Bharat-Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati (AB-KASP) scheme. This expansion may involve collecting a premium from existing beneficiaries to help sustain the scheme, which has been facing…

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