Summary According to reports, the recommendation favours families whose daily income is $2 or less
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal government completed home work for health insurance scheme on Saturday. Recommendation has been made to roll out the scheme in three districts of each province and will be started from urban areas, Dunya News reported.
The Ministry of National Health has prepared several recommendations upon direction of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. According to reports, the recommendation favours families whose daily income is $2 or less as such families will be registered on priority basis.
As per the scheme, federal government will bear expenses of prominent hospital and intensive care, whereas the expenses that incur in common medical centers will be borne by the provincial governments.
Ministry of National Health has summoned a high level meeting on April 28 to further deliberate on the recommendation. Health insurance scheme will need approval from national and provincial assemblies.
