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Ayushman Cardholders Alert! Lakhs of middle class and poor families are facing a crisis in the BJP ruled state of Haryana. The free health services provided to card holders under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Haryana are in danger.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced that if the government does not pay the dues of private hospitals by August 7, then the treatment of Ayushman card holders will be stopped in private hospitals after this date.
What is the reason
Let us tell you that Ayushman Bharat Yojana has proved to be a boon for millions of poor and needy people in Haryana. Under this scheme, cardholders get free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh in private and government hospitals. But now clouds of crisis are looming over this scheme.
The Haryana unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has warned that if the government does not complete the outstanding payment of Rs 500 crore of private hospitals by August 7, they will stop providing services under this scheme. IMA Haryana Secretary Dr. Kuldeep Mangala says that some payments were released after our meeting with the government in January but nothing has come since March. Rs 500 crore is still pending, how can the hospital continue to work without payment.
Patients may face increased problems
About 650 private hospitals in Haryana are included in the panel under this scheme, which provide health services to more than 5 lakh Ayushman card holders of the state. But due to the problem of outstanding payments, hospitals are now withdrawing from this scheme. This decision may cause trouble to lakhs of poor patients. Especially those patients who have to get treatment for serious diseases like cancer, heart disease, and kidney related problems in private hospitals.
IMA’s demand
IMA has also demanded that the government should increase the annual budget of Ayushman Yojana from 800 crores to 2000 crores, so that such problems can be avoided in future. Meanwhile, Haryana Health Minister Arti Rao has intervened in this matter and assured that the government will soon pay the dues.
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