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	Asia Daily Briefing - Modi's massive health care gamble August 28, 2018

	ASIA INSIGHT: Modi bulldozes toward  election with health  care for 500m people NEW DELHI -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan  to provide 500 million Indians  with health insurance begins i n less than a month. But critic s are questioning the timing  of the scheme, as elections are  coming next year, and whether "Modicare" will overwhelm  India's creaking medical infrastructure.
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