Growing Partnership Between Hospitals & The Ayushman Bharat Yojana

The government of India is consistently working on various schemes, programmes, and services to improve the well-being and living standard of the people of India and one of those schemes is the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. It is a health insurance scheme launched by the government that ensures people receive quality healthcare irrespective of their economic status caste or any other such factor.

What Is The Ayushman Bharat Yojana?

The Ayushman Bharat Yojana, officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is one of the largest health insurance schemes launched by the government of India in 2018. The government scheme offers cashless treatment of up to Rs. 5 lakhs to a family annually which covers around 1500 medical and surgical procedures. The families are identified through the data of the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) and ensure that people in need of the scheme, reap its benefits.

Role Of Private Hospitals Under The Ayushman Bharat Yojana

Even though public hospitals are an essential component of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, private hospitals also play a significant role in growing the boundaries of the govt. scheme. There is a growing partnership between private hospitals and the govt. scheme and has improved the scheme in several ways such as:

• Expanded services: Private hospitals offer a broader range of treatments including surgeries or treatments that are unavailable in public hospitals. This partnership between private hospitals and the scheme has saved millions of lives by delivering quality treatment for several life-threatening diseases like cancer, cardiac conditions, kidney issues, etc.
• Quality healthcare: Private hospitals are known to have better services, shorter waiting times, and advanced medical equipment. Usually, people from the vulnerable sections of society couldn’t access services from a private hospital but now they can because of this partnership.
• Rural accessibility: The Ayushman Bharat Yojana aims to help people primarily from economically disadvantaged sections of society and those residing in rural or remote areas. This partnership of the scheme with private hospitals enables people to visit private hospitals and access medical treatments instead of traveling to urban areas for treatment.

How Does The Partnership Between Ayushman Bharat Yojana & Private Hospitals Work?

Private hospitals can apply under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana after ensuring that they fit into the eligibility criteria and then become empaneled hospitals. After becoming an empaneled hospital, private hospitals receive fixed rates for providing various treatments covered under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

Hospitals conduct cashless transactions through the scheme’s electronic platform where they can apply for reimbursement later.

Conclusion

The Ayushman Bharat Yojana aims to provide quality healthcare services to people from the vulnerable sections of society and hence, this partnership has been created with the private hospitals to broaden the scheme’s horizon.

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