India, April 15 -- In a landmark announcement in October of 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded the benefits of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to persons over 70 years, irrespective of income levels. This initiative provides an annual health insurance coverage of Rs.5 lakh per family, benefiting approximately six crore senior citizens.

For vulnerable population groups like the elderly, digital health technologies are offering new hope, as it addresses the key challenge of accessibility. Our study on a digital health intervention in Kolar, showed that elders were key beneficiaries of a digital health intervention that brought medical services directly to patients' doorsteps. Moreover, by strengthening primary h...