The first claim under Union health ministry’s Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), the largest public health insurance cover globally, was raised with the birth of a girl in a Haryana hospital on Saturday, tweeted an official from the central implementing agency.
“First claim raised under #AyushmanBharat. A baby girl is born through caesarean section at Kalpana Chawla Hospital in Haryana. Claim of ₹9000 paid to the hospital by Ayushman Bharat- Haryana…,” tweeted Dinesh Arora, deputy chief executive officer, Ayushman Bharat.
Popularly called Modicare, the scheme that provides ₹5lakh cashless health insurance cover per family per year for hospitalisation, will be formally launched on September 25 across India.
Currently, the pilot testing of software for identifying beneficiaries and transaction management is taking place in 16 states and Union Territories.
Beginning September 25, the identified beneficiaries will start getting the cover three days before hospitalisation and till 15 days after discharge from hospital under the scheme.
Each empanelled hospital will have a nodal person, Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitra, who is trained to facilitate the process.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme covers 1,354 packages, from more than 20 specialities.
{{/usCountry}}The Ayushman Bharat scheme covers 1,354 packages, from more than 20 specialities.
{{/usCountry}}