• Maloth Sunetha
• D.Sakriya

The present paper a study of Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Insurance in Warangal District of Telangana. Health insurance as a tool to finance healthcare has very recently gained popularity in India. Government has been putting serious efforts to introduce health insurance for the poor in recent years in order to improve access of poor to quality medical care and for providing financial protection against high medical expenses. There have been several attempts to introduce similar schemes in other states but Telangana has been one of the only states to successfully roll out the scheme. The Insurance scheme covered 198.25 lack families out of total across 229.11 Lack families (87% families covered) residing in 21,468 villages 1022 mandals of 31 districts of the State. The scheme started with 330 procedures covered and has been gradually extended to 938 procedures. The majority of beneficiaries utilizing the scheme are illiterate and have a rural address. Since inception of the scheme (02.06.2014) till 18th March 2018- 1174 Medical camps were held by the network hospitals in rural areas. Total Surgeries/Therapies done by under this scheme is 1063595, Government is 319480 and Private is 744115.

Health Insurance, Aarogyasri Health insurance scheme, Community Health insurance, Healthcare, Healthcare Expenditure.

"A Study of Rajiv Arogyasri Community Health Insurance Scheme in Warangal District of Telangana", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.577-582, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901177.pdf

"A Study of Rajiv Arogyasri Community Health Insurance Scheme in Warangal District of Telangana", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp577-582, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901177.pdf