CRISIL SME Tracker: Ayushman Bharat a shot in the arm for MSE hospitals

CRISIL expects micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the space to play an important role in implementing AB-NHPS

The Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPS), expected to be rolled out soon, will boost the fortunes of secondary care hospitals in smaller cities and towns.

Around 25 states and Union Territories have signed up to implement the scheme, which was announced in the Union Budget for the current fiscal year. 

AB-NHPS will provide pre- and post-hospitalisation cover to economically challenged families in both public and empanelled private secondary and tertiary care hospitals. 

More than half of the hospital beds in India are in the private sector, and CRISIL expects micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the space to play