The Indian government will pay for health care for around 500 million of its poorest citizens, with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi declaring that the country can reach its potential only with a healthy population.
During a speech to mark the country's independence day on Wednesday, Modi said, "It is essential to ensure that we free the poor of
India from the clutches of poverty due to which they cannot afford health care,"
The Times of India reported.
The National Health Protection Mission-also known as "Modicare"-will give impoverished families health insurance
coverage of up to $7,100 every year. This may not seem a lot by American standards, but in a country where the annual per capita income is just over
$1,900, it will make a massive difference to those who cannot afford private treatment.
Public hospitals in India offer free, but less sophisticated, care. The system is strained to the point of collapse, with hospitals struggling to secure enough beds and staff to care for the sick. The lack of access for rural communities-where
66 percent of Indians live-forces people to travel many hours to reach urban facilities if they want treatment. This means the private medical sector cares for the
majority of India's patients and charges them accordingly.
Comment: Indeed it has. Now the that the education system is thoroughly saturated with such nonsense, there isn't far to go before this type of thinking sets new precedent in the courts. At which point, we may very well see the makings of Holocaust 2.0. This is not to be taken lightly. Just as with compelled speech laws, these leftist ideologies work to the detriment of society, not for it. See also: