Prime Minister Narendra Modi has grasped the importance of health not only as a natural right of citizens, but also as a political instrument to meet the growing expectations of India's emerging middle class...After years of neglect, the Indian Government has at last recognized the perils of public discontent about health. Under a new initiative called Ayushman Bharat launched this year, Prime Minister Modi has implemented two new flagship programmes. Together, these twin programmes should improve access to quality health services and reduce out-of- pocket health expenditures.