The government announced during its budget speech last week that it will expand health insurance for people living below the poverty line.
The expansion comes as part of a programme called “Shashtho Shurokkha Karmashuchi” (SSK) formulated to finance expansion of health coverage for those that cannot afford it.
Under this scheme, each enrolled household was being provided Tk 50,000 coverage per year for healthcare services against a government financed premium of Tk 1,000.
As of April 30, 2021, a total of 20,931 members of 81,619 enlisted families have received services under this programme, and it will gradually be expanded across the country.
To know more read the entire news report published in The Daily Star here.
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