National Health Authority (NHA) is the apex body responsible for implementing India’s flagship public health insurance/assurance scheme.

Core values

- **Extensive Reach**: The scheme has touched the lives of over 2 crore beneficiaries, providing more than 2 crore treatments worth approximately Rs 25,000 crore[1][4].
- **Gender Equity**: It has significantly improved healthcare access for women, with over 46 percent of the beneficiaries being women, marking a watershed moment in equitable healthcare in India[1].
- **Healthcare Access**: The scheme has expanded the network of healthcare providers to over 24,000 hospitals, enhancing access to quality secondary and tertiary healthcare for the poor and vulnerable[1][4].
- **Societal Impact**: It has reduced the financial burden on families, particularly the marginalized and destitute, by providing cashless and paperless health services[1].
- **Contribution to SDGs and UHC**: The scheme is instrumental in accelerating India’s progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and achieving Sustainable Development Goals-3 (SDG3)[4].