Healing Our Nation: Expanding Free Healthcare Access
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sant Balbir Singh demands broader free healthcare access in India, criticizing the commercialization of medical services. Singh highlights issues with private hospitals and insurance companies, calling for national adoption of Punjab's free health scheme to make healthcare affordable for all citizens.
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A call for expanding free healthcare access across India was made by Sant Balbir Singh, an Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP, during a Zero Hour session on Wednesday.
Singh criticized the growing commercial aspect of medical services, emphasizing the unaffordable care in private hospitals and the convoluted policy terms of insurance companies.
He praised Punjab's health scheme, which offers free treatment up to Rs 10 lakh, urging the Central government to implement similar models nationwide.
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