Jammu: As many 22 lakh Golden Cards were issued and 22000 patients were treated in the first two months from the launch of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Arogya Yojna–SEHAT Scheme across Jammu and Kashmir.
AB PM-JAY–SEHAT was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 26.
The scheme in convergence with PM-JAY aims to provide Universal Health Insurance Coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family on a floater basis.
AB PM-JAY SEHAT has the same benefits as available under AB-PMJAY.
Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo said, “this scheme covers all residents of Jammu and Kashmir including employees and pensioners of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and their families.”
He said that the scheme provides cashless access to health care services for the beneficiary at the point of service, that is, the hospital.
AB PM-JAY SEHAT in convergence with PM-JAY envisions to help mitigate catastrophic expenditure on medical treatment to all the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to covers up to 3 days of pre-hospitalization and 15 days post hospitalization expenses such as diagnostics and medicines.
There is no restriction on the family size, age or gender. All pre-existing conditions are covered from day one. Benefits of the scheme are portable across the country i.e. a beneficiary can visit any of the more than 24000 empanelled public or private hospitals (including 229 hospitals empanel led within Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir) under AB PM-JAY in India to avail cashless treatment.
Since the launch, in the first two months 22000 free and cashless treatments have been provided to eligible beneficiaries under the scheme. Registration under the scheme can be done at any Common Service Centers (CSCs) or Empanelled Hospitals. A network of more than 5000 CSCs are up and working.
Dulloo said, “AB PM-JAY SEHAT Scheme is one of the most ambitious schemes of Government of Jammu and Kashmir. It is heartening to see residents availing free and cashless benefits from reputed empanelled hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir.”
