Hospitals threaten to halt Aarogyasri services over unpaid bills

Private hospitals under TANHA have been protesting delayed Aarogyasri bill payments worth Rs 1,300–1,400 crore, warning of service withdrawal and seeking revised terms, regular payments, and a proper redressal mechanism.

Hyderabad: Small and medium sized private hospitals with a bed capacity of 100 to 200 have for the past 18-months been protesting against the delay in release of Aarogyasri medical bills.

Struggling to continue their operations given the pending medical bills piling up to around Rs.1,300 crore to Rs.1,400 crore, around 360 member hospitals of Telangana Network Hospitals Association for Aarogyasri (TANHA) a few days back threatened to withhold medical services to beneficiaries.

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According to TANHA, small and medium-sized hospitals, which provide medical services to Aarogyasri beneficiaries, are on the verge of closure, due to several issues, including delayed payments.

They seek redrafting of terms and conditions with member hospitals, revision of packages, regular payments, establishment of redressal mechanism.