Aarogyasri-Ayushman Bharat combine to cover 1.3 cr in TS

Hyderabad: The integration of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) with the State’s ‘Aarogyasri’ will benefit about 26 lakh families (around 1.3 crore individuals), the National Health Authority (NHA) has said. Each family is entitled to avail free healthcare coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per year for secondary and tertiary […]

Hyderabad: The integration of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) with the State’s ‘Aarogyasri’ will benefit about 26 lakh families (around 1.3 crore individuals), the National Health Authority (NHA) has said.

Each family is entitled to avail free healthcare coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. Health services can be availed in any of the 22,000 empanelled public and private hospitals across the country through the scheme’s portability feature.

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The NHA, along with the State Health Agency, will undertake necessary action to ensure that all beneficiaries are provided free healthcare services under the converged scheme.

Dr RS Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority, said, “The beneficiaries from the State are now eligible to avail free healthcare services pan-India through our network of more than 22,000 hospitals. Besides benefitting the eligible families in the State, the scheme also enables the delivery of healthcare services to PM-JAY beneficiaries from other States/UTs living in Telangana. The providers’ base has also increased.”

“Our call centre has started getting calls from the eligible population in the State. We are committed to taking the benefit of the scheme to all beneficiaries,” Sharma added.

While the eligible population of the State would benefit from free healthcare services across the country, the launch of a converged scheme will lead to effective utilisation of resources for providing healthcare services.

The NHA will provide auxiliary support to the State Health Agency, including in aspects such as fraud and abuse control. A beneficiary can call toll-free number 14555 to know about their eligibility under the scheme and how to avail services.

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