Ayushman Bharat Scheme

Haryana Social Aspects of state

Haryana became the first state in the country to settle and release payment of the first claim under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

Facts :

Mousami, a resident of village Ghisarpuri, Indri of district Karnal has become the first beneficiary under the scheme.
With this, Haryana is the state to treat the first patient under Ayushman Bharat Scheme in the country and claim amount has been paid to the treating hospital.
The amount of Rs 9000, which has been released to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Hospital Karnal.
CM, Manohar Lal Khattar has urged all stakeholders to associate whole heartedly with this healthcare initiative so that beneficiaries avail benefit under the scheme.
The CM also directed to ensure that sufficient stock of required medicines is available in these hospitals so that patients need not purchase it from outside.
The State Government launched and opened the Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Mission in the State from August 15, this year to provide cashless and paperless healthcare treatment facility to the eligible beneficiaries in the empanelled government hospitals of the State.

Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Scheme :

Haryana Government launched Ayushman Bharat Yojana to provide Health Insurance Cover of Rs. 5 lakh to all poor families.For this purpose, CM has launched official portal for Ayushman Bharat Haryana Portal for Health Protection Scheme. People can access the portal at ayushmanbharatharyana.in.
National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) is launched on the event of Independence Day (15 August 2018) in the state.
All the families whose name appears in the List of Rural and Urban beneficiaries as per SECC 2011 Data can now avail the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission (PMRSSM).
The treatment will be completely cashless and paperless under Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).
Beneficiaries can fill the Ayushman Bharat Yojana online Application Form or can make registration at CSC’s, claim money for secondary and tertiary hospitalization at fixed NHPM package rates.
Each beneficiary would be issued a card with a unique QR code and he/she would have to produce it at the hospital.

Analysis :

Out of 1,350 treatment packages provided by the government of India, about 266 packages are reserved by the state government for public healthcare system in government hospitals of the state.
The people in Haryana who cannot afford treatment in hospital. Now they will be benefited with a portal which is launched by Haryana Government.
The treatment will be given completely cashless and paperless under the Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).