Chennai tops in health insurance among metros





Chennai has the most health-insured people among metros, with more than half of its population (56.8%) being covered, reports Pushpa Narayan. This is thanks in part to a massive government health insurance scheme that covers nearly 5 crore people, or more than three-fourth of Tamil Nadu's population. Hyderabad, which is second with 49.8%, also benefits from a government insurance scheme.The corresponding figure for Kolkata is 26.1%. Among the metros, Mumbai (city) fares the poorest, with 12.4%.The data for New Delhi, however, is yet to be released.





Source: Times of India, 14-03-2016