PBS’ NewHour Examines Health Insurance For ‘Urban Poor’ In Pakistan
PBS' NewsHour special correspondent Saima Mohsin on Monday reported from Pakistan on "an innovative health insurance plan for the urban poor." In Pakistan, 99 percent of the country's low-income population does not have health insurance, and this plan, called Naya Jeevan, "hopes to change that. ... The equivalent of just $2.50 a month provides access to private health care and, crucially, regular health checks for contagious or infectious diseases as a preventive measure for a country that is still battling polio, malaria and hepatitis."
According to the report, "hundreds of local companies, restaurants and multinational corporations are signing up for the plan for their low-income employees." The story also looks at some of the plan's limitations, as well as issues within Pakistan's health care system (5/23).
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