Telangana to Implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Scheme

Hyderabad, May 24 (UNI) National Health Authority (NHA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme in the state with immediate effect.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme has been integrated with the existing state scheme ‘Aarogyasri’ and this converged scheme is being called ‘Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Aarogyasri’, a release said here on Monday.
The launch of the scheme in Telangana is a significant milestone in the country’s journey towards Ayushman Bharat.
NHA has constantly been trying to onboard the remaining 33 States/UTs so that all eligible beneficiaries are able to avail free healthcare services under the scheme.
With this convergence, approximately 26 lakhs beneficiary families (around 1.3 crore individuals) as per SECC, 2011 data will be eligible to avail the services under the scheme in the State.
Beneficiaries are entitled to avail free healthcare coverage of up to INR. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
Health services can be availed in any of the 22,000 empanelled public and private hospitals across the country through the scheme’s portability feature.
NHA along with the State Health Agency will undertake necessary action to ensure that all eligible beneficiaries are provided free healthcare services under the converged scheme.
Speaking on this launch, NHA CEO Dr R S Sharma said, With rolling out of AB PM-JAY in Telangana State, the beneficiaries from the state are now eligible to avail free healthcare services pan India through our network of more than 22,000 hospitals.
This is not only going to benefit the eligible families in the state but will also enable the delivery of healthcare services to PM-JAY beneficiaries from other States/UTs living in Telangana. Our call center has started getting calls from the eligible population in the state, Mr Sharma added.
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