Governor of Telangana Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan said that calculating calories is as important as calculating currency, as she inaugurated a two-day Summit on ‘Health Insurance Vision 2030, Quality & Affordable Health For All’ at the Federation House in Red Hills on Friday. The summit is being organised by the Health Committee of The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI).
Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan said, “In spite of so much development around us, awareness about health insurance in India is still not so satisfactory. Nothing will happen to me, attitude must change. Unless we have a sound body and mind, nothing works. We are busy calculating currency but not calories. People must have a master check-up either a day before or after every birthday celebration. Hardly anyone crosses the age of 40 without Diabetes and Blood Pressure. Health insurance must cover medical procedures using gadgets and digital equipment like robots, lasers etc. Medical insurance should be made simple. It saves lives. It cannot be considered a burden or expenditure. You have time for everything, but you don’t have time for your own body,” the Governor told the audience.
She further added, “In order to ensure that health care reaches everyone. Our Prime Minister introduced Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Matri Jan Aarogya Yojana which is an attempt to move from a selective approach to health care to deliver a comprehensive range of services spanning preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care.”
The summit involved all the stakeholders with a focus on “Patient First”. The objective of the summit is to develop innovative patient-centric health insurance schemes and products to improve accessibility, to assure affordable and cost-effective insurance products; to build awareness of existing health insurance schemes like Aarogya Sri, ESIC, PMJAY and other private insurance products to cover the 40 crore missing middle class.
SN Rajeshwari, Member Distribution, IRDA, said, “The regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is working with a mission of “Insurance for all by 2047”. Our aim is to increase insurance penetration in the country. Insurance is directly linked to the growth of the economy. Health insurance also registered double-digit growth.”
The two-day summit concludes on Saturday. Over 300 delegates attended the summit.
