Post by Arjun Kumar

Director, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute | research @impriindia #IMPRI

Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) And The Next Phase Of India’s Health System Manorama BakshiArjun Kumar For decades, India’s public health system relied largely on demand-side interventions such as expanding insurance coverage and beneficiary support. While these measures improved financial access to healthcare, they frequently encountered a structural constraint: the lack of adequate supply-side infrastructure. Insurance alone cannot ensure healthcare access if intensive care units, diagnostic laboratories, and emergency facilities remain unavailable within reasonable geographic reach....

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