NEW DELHI -- Driving a taxi in New Delhi earns Vikas Kumar 12,000 rupees, or $170, a month. Last year, he was forced to cobble together three times that sum to pay for his ill wife's medical treatment. So his opinion of "Modicare," Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to cover 500 million disadvantaged citizens with health insurance, is just what you would expect it to be.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's health plan is a big carrot for voters, but flawed implementation could help hard-charging rival Rahul Gandhi. (Original photo by Reuters)
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