Insurance companies should look at devising innovative health insurance products to cover the ‘missing middle’ – the section of Indian population not covered by the Ayushman Bharat-PM-JAY scheme, Deepti Gaur Mukherjee, CEO, NHA has said.
Private dialysis centres in Gujarat have halted their services for three days to protest against the state governments decision to reduce reimbursement rates paid to them under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY) scheme. Private centres account for almost 80% of the 1.30 crore dialysis treatments carried out annually in the state under PMJAY.
To prevent, detect, and deter healthcare fraud and to ensure that eligible beneficiaries receive adequate treatment, the Government of India is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), according to a PIB press release issued on August 8, 2023.
The scheme is now facing several hurdles that need to be removed. Latest health ministry data show that of the 27,000 hospitals empanelled since 2018, only 18,783 are active. Among the rest, 4,682 hospitals have been inactive since the start. Also, 3,632 hospitals turned inactive in the last six months, taking the total number of inactive hospitals to 8,314.
Hitting the right notes with the health budget
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February 18, 2021 01:46 IST
The Union Budget has laid a strong foundation to increase the resilience of the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era
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The Union Budget has laid a strong foundation to increase the resilience of the health sector in the post-COVID-19 era
Health care has taken centre stage due to an unfortunate novel coronavirus pandemic that has devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe. Although India has performed relatively better in its COVID-19 management, even compared to countries with highly developed health systems, the impact of the outbreak on society and the economy is undeniable. Against this backdrop, the Union Budget 2021–22 was an eagerly awaited one and the announcements for the health sector, in particular, have been widely discussed.