NITI Aayog to set up sub-group to study treatment pricing of key ailments under Ayushman Bharat
6 years, 8 months ago

NITI Aayog to set up sub-group to study treatment pricing of key ailments under Ayushman Bharat

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NITI Aayog’s sub-group will undertake a systematic study of costing of treatment and the suggestions will be taken into account while revising the prices in future. New Delhi: NITI Aayog will soon set up a sub-group to look into the complaints of private hospitals regarding pricing of treatment of key ailments proposed by the government under the Prime Minister’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat. In order to resolve the impasse between the government and IMA, Niti Aayog has decided to set up a sub-group of experts to go into the pricing of treatment under the Ayushman Bharat. As of now, the government will go ahead with the prices for treatment of ailments under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme on the basis of the draft model tender document, he added. National Health Protection Scheme’s - Ayushman Bharat also dubbed as ‘Modicare’ aims to provide Rs 5 lakh annual insurance cover to more than 10 crore poor families and will be funded with 60 per cent contribution coming from the Central government and the remaining from the states.

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