Ayushman Bharat –Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
Launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Ranchi, Jharkahnd on September 23, 2018.
This is the “world’s largest government funded healthcare program” targeting more than 50 crore beneficiaries.
BENEFITS UNDER THE SCHEME:
• The Yojana provides 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 services include 1350 procedures covering pre and post hospitalization, diagnostics, medicines etc.
• Cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
• Cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.
• Quality health services they need without facing financial hardships.
FEATURES OF THE SCHEME:
• 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.
• Creation of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres
• 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.
• 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 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
Check PMJAY eligibility – https://mera.pmjay.gov.in/search/login
Empanel private hospital with PMJAY – https://hospitals.pmjay.gov.in/
