“It has been 16 months. We have been waiting for the reimbursement of over Rs 1 lakh we spent on my brother’s hospitalisation,” said Lalrintluangi, a daily wager, who availed insurance under the Mizoram government’s state healthcare scheme in June 2022.
In poll-bound Mizoram, thousands share the fate of Lalrintluangi. As per the state health department’s data shared with mediapersons on September 5, the state government owes Rs 63.88 crore to the public under its healthcare scheme.
