Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said during his 12th Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’ that a few days ago, the number of beneficiaries of 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme has crossed over one crore. PM said that more than one crore patients implies that more than one crore families of our country have been served.
PM further said that do you know what more than one crore patients means? It maens the cumulative population of two Norways and two Singapores have been provided free treatment in such a short time.
The Prime Minister praised the efforts of the government in combating the pandemic and took pride in sharing that the beneficiaries of ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme crossed over one crore. He also congratulated beneficiaries of 'Ayushman Bharat' as well as doctors, nurses and medical staff who treated patients during the pandemic.
It is noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the world’s largest government funded healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) in Ranchi, Jharkahnd on September 23, 2018.
Certainly with the implementation of the scheme, India takes a giant leap towards providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man with the launch of Ayushman Bharat.
Under the vision of Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) implemented so that each and every citizen receives his due share of health care. With Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana, the government is taking healthcare protection to a new aspirational level.
This is the “world’s largest government funded healthcare program” targeting more than 50 crore beneficiaries.
Ayushman Bharat –Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana; Benefits
Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY) provided a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
Over 10.74 crore vulnerable entitled families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be eligible for these benefits.
PMJAY will provide cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.
PMJAY will help reduce catastrophic expenditure for hospitalizations, which impoverishes people and will help mitigate the financial risk arising out of catastrophic health episodes.
Entitled families will be able to use the quality health services they need without facing financial hardships.
When fully implemented, PMJAY will become the world’s largest fully government-financed health protection scheme. It is a visionary step towards advancing the agenda of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
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Ayushman Bharat –Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana; Features
Ayushman Bharat is a progression towards promotive, preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative aspects of Universal Healthcare through access of Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) at the primary level and provision of financial protection for accessing curative care at the secondary and tertiary levels through engagement with both public and private sector.
It adopts a continuum of care approach, comprising of two inter-related components: Creation of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres which will bring health care closer to the homes of the people.
These centres will provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC), covering both maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases, including free essential drugs and diagnostic services. The first Health and Wellness Centre was launched by the Prime Minister at Jangla, Bijapur, Chhatisgarh on 14th April 2018.
The second component is the Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY) which provides health protection cover to poor and vulnerable families for secondary and tertiary care.
The Health and Wellness Centres will play a critical role in creating awareness about PMJAY, screening for non-communicable diseases, follow-up of hospitalization cases among others. The features of the scheme are as follows.
PMJAY primarily targets the poor, deprived rural families and identified occupational category of urban workers’ families as per the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data for both rural and urban areas as well as the active families under the RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojana (RSBY).
Approximately 10.74 crore identified families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be entitled to get the benefits. There is no cap on family size and age as well as restriction on pre-existing conditions.
Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana: Hospitalization cover care
The objectives of the Yojana are to reduce out of pocket hospitalisation expenses, fulfil unmet needs and improve access of identified families to quality inpatient care and day care surgeries.
The Yojana will provide a coverage up to Rs. 5,00,000 per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization through a network of Empanelled Health Care Providers (EHCP).
The EHCP network will provide cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiaries at the both public and private hospitals.
The services will include 1350 procedures covering pre and post hospitalization, diagnostics, medicines etc.
The Yojana beneficiaries will be able to move across borders and access services across the country through the provider network seamlessly.
(Source PIB)
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