Private Hospitals Reject Government's Rs.100 Crore Offer
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Private Hospitals Reject Government's Rs.100 Crore Offer

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association late on Thursday night refused to call off their strike. The association said that it had met with Aarogyasri CEO Shiva Shanker, to express its dissatisfaction with the “token release” of `100 crore to clear their dues. The association called for regular payments to network hospitals and clearance of `1,100 crore pending dues, and reversal of the approval package reductions of 25 to 30 per cent. Hospitals have incurred ₹100 crore per month to maintain services, yet our dues continue to pile up.” The association urged the Chief Minister and Aarogyasri officials to take immediate steps to resolve these issues.

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Telangana Health Budget Up by Rs 1,000 Crore
1 week ago

Telangana Health Budget Up by Rs 1,000 Crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy CM and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has allocated Rs 12,393 crore to the health, medical and family welfare department, an increase of over Rs 1,000 crore from Rs 11,468 crore in 2024-25. An allocation of Rs 1,215 crore was made under Aarogyasri, marking a 50 per cent increase in funding and ensuring uninterrupted healthcare access for 2.84 …

Support staff of TVVP hospitals not paid salaries for last seven months
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Support staff of TVVP hospitals not paid salaries for last seven months

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:For nearly seven months now, sanitation, patient care, and security staff at Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad hospitals have been working without pay, leaving them in a desperate situation. M. Narasimha, state deputy general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress, while speaking to Deccan Chronicle, criticised the government’s disregard for these workers and accused the authorities of being indifferent …

Aarogyasri Services to Continue in Telangana as Govt Clears Dues
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2 months ago

Aarogyasri Services to Continue in Telangana as Govt Clears Dues

Deccan Chronicle  

Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha, Health Secretary Christina Chongthu, and representatives from the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association, including its president Dr. V. Rakesh, held a meeting with hospital managements on Monday to address these concerns. During the discussions, TANHA representatives urged the government to revise the empanelment Memorandum of Understanding, update Aarogyasri package rates, and expedite the clearance of …

Private hospitals resume Aarogyasri services following Minister’s assurances
2 months ago

Private hospitals resume Aarogyasri services following Minister’s assurances

The Hindu  

The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association has ended its 10-day strike, which saw the suspension of Aarogyasri admissions in private hospitals across the State. The decision came after a meeting with Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha on Monday, where long standing grievances of the association were discussed, said Dr. Vaddiraju Rakesh, President of TANHA. The strike, which began on …

Telangana: Damodar Rajanarsimha Assures Continuation of Aarogyasri Services
2 months ago

Telangana: Damodar Rajanarsimha Assures Continuation of Aarogyasri Services

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government has assured the continuation of Aarogyasri services across the state following a meeting chaired by health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha with representatives of private hospitals. The discussion was to resolve long pending issues raised by the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association, which had led some hospitals to suspend non-emergency services under the scheme. The meeting, conducted in …

Telangana: Hospitals Stop Treating Arogyasri Patients over Pending Claims
2 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Hospitals Stop Treating Arogyasri Patients over Pending Claims

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: In a big development, the Telangana Network Hospital Association announced on Monday that all Arogyasri Network Hospitals have suspended treatment for Arogyasri beneficiaries. This decision comes amid ongoing disputes with the Telangana state government over delayed claim payments, which the government attributes to the hospitals' severe financial distress. “The Arogyasri scheme provides free medical treatment to Below Poverty Level …

Aarogyasri services stopped at 370 private hospitals
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Aarogyasri services stopped at 370 private hospitals

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Medical services through government schemes such as Rajiv Aarogyasri, Employees Health Scheme and Journalists’ Health Scheme were suspended in around 370 private hospitals due to the government’s failure to address the hospitals' demands, including package revisions and clearing of outstanding dues. Services will continue to be withheld till our packages are revised and dues are cleared,” said Dr V. Rakesh, …

With only 10% of ₹1,100 crore dues cleared, private hospitals halt Aarogyasri admissions
2 months, 2 weeks ago

With only 10% of ₹1,100 crore dues cleared, private hospitals halt Aarogyasri admissions

The Hindu  

Private hospitals empanelled under the Aarogyasri scheme in Telangana have decided to withhold admissions under the scheme until their long-standing financial grievances are addressed. Dr. V. Rakesh, President of the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association, announced the decision on Friday, citing mounting financial strain due to unpaid dues from the state government. Speaking on the issue, Dr. Rakesh revealed that …

Aarogyasri services to continue as usual in private hospitals across Telangana
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Aarogyasri services to continue as usual in private hospitals across Telangana

The Hindu  

The Telangana Health Department has assured that Arogyasri health services will continue to operate in private hospitals, ensuring uninterrupted care for patients. After The Hindu reported that the State government owed approximately ₹1,100 crores to Aarogyasri Network Hospitals, Arogyasri CEO Siva Sankar Lotheti held discussions with representatives of the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association. Acting on the directives of Health …

Telangana Union Demands Proper Salaries to Medical Workers, Threatens Stir
9 months ago

Telangana Union Demands Proper Salaries to Medical Workers, Threatens Stir

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state president and general secretaries of Telangana Medical Contract Employees and Workers Union MD Yusuf and M Narasimha on Sunday criticised government officials for not paying salaries due to sanitation, patient care and security workers in government hospitals. They decided to organise a protest at the Directorate of Medical Education campus in Koti on July 3 to bring …

A.P. govt. releases ₹203 cr. towards dues to Aarogyasri network hospitals
10 months ago

A.P. govt. releases ₹203 cr. towards dues to Aarogyasri network hospitals

The Hindu  

The State government has released ₹203 crore out of the total dues amounting to over ₹1,500 crore to the empanelled/network hospitals under the Aarogyasri scheme on Thursday towards the payment of pending bills for the services rendered by them. Superspecialty Hospitals’ Association to ease the tough stance taken by it to stop treating beneficiaries of the Aarogyasri healthcare scheme in …

Andhra Pradesh govt yet to release Rs 1,500 crore dues under Arogyasri scheme: ASHA
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh govt yet to release Rs 1,500 crore dues under Arogyasri scheme: ASHA

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The representatives of the Andhra Pradesh Specialty Hospitals Association stated that the government’s negligence in paying funds related to Arogyasri, Employees Health Scheme, and other health schemes in the State will make managing private hospitals extremely difficult. Dr Babu revealed that nearly Rs 1,500 crore of Arogyasri payments were yet to be released by the government and appealed to …

AP Government Suspends 39 Private Hospitals from Aarogyasri List
1 year, 2 months ago

AP Government Suspends 39 Private Hospitals from Aarogyasri List

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Acting firmly, the Andhra Pradesh government removed from the list of Aarogyasri 39 private hospitals, which had stopped providing healthcare services to people under the YSR Aarogyasri scheme, and served a show-cause notice to them on Friday. Several private hospitals had stopped providing healthcare to patients under the Aarogyasri and Employees’ Health Scheme from Thursday, January 25, on grounds …

Private Hospitals Stop YSR Aarogyasri Services in AP
1 year, 2 months ago

Private Hospitals Stop YSR Aarogyasri Services in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Private hospitals empanelled under Dr. YSR Aarogyasri's scheme have stopped providing health care services to patients in Andhra Pradesh from Thursday onwards. Doctors of private hospitals have appealed to the state government that it release the promised Rs 560 crore immediately, which will help them resume healthcare services under the Aarogyasri scheme. On December 29, 2023, too, private hospitals …

Telangana government doubles coverage under Aarogyasri scheme to ₹ 10 lakh
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana government doubles coverage under Aarogyasri scheme to ₹ 10 lakh

The Hindu  

The Telangana government on Saturday announced a substantial increase in the insurance coverage offered under the Aarogyasri scheme. At present, the Aarogyasri scheme extends its benefits to 90.1 lakh families falling Below the Poverty Line. Since the establishment of Telangana State in 2014, approximately 18 lakh beneficiaries have received complimentary medical treatment through the scheme. The scheme was conceived to …

AP govt assures private hospitals payment of Aarogyasri dues
1 year, 10 months ago

AP govt assures private hospitals payment of Aarogyasri dues

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh Specialty Hospital Association has called off its plan to cease accepting new patients under the YSR Aarogyasri scheme to provide treatment, which was set to take place from Friday onward in the state, in response to a promise made by the state government to pay off debts associated with the programme. The AP Speciality Hospital Association …

Aarogyasri benefitting 1.40 crore people, says minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Aarogyasri benefitting 1.40 crore people, says minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Housing minister Jogi Ramesh on Tuesday directed officials to resolve all complaints regarding Aarogyasri within the stipulated time. Jagan Mohan Reddy to provide all medical services to poor and middle-class people through Dr. YSR Aarogyasri scheme is fulfilled,” Jogi Ramesh underlined while participating in YSRC government’s “Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam” programme at Idugullapalli of Guduru mandal of Krishna district. …

Will Telangana govt shun Aarogyasri?
5 years, 3 months ago

Will Telangana govt shun Aarogyasri?

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is encouraging state health department officials to understand the central government health scheme, Ayushman Bharat. A senior doctor on condition of anonymity explained the state of the scheme: “The scheme was started by former chief minister the late Y.S. Ayushman Bharat will come as a new scheme for those below poverty line and also …

Warangal: Unpaid, hospitals stop Aarogyasri services
5 years, 7 months ago

Warangal: Unpaid, hospitals stop Aarogyasri services

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Health services in Warangal were hit from Friday as private hospitals withdrew medical services under Aarogyasri Health Scheme. About 40 network hospitals across erstwhile Warangal district are refusing treatment under AHS as the deadline set by the Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association ended on Thursday. Apart from this, TANHA has also demanded revision of the MoU between Aarogyasri Health …

Hyderabad: Patients angry over Aarogyasri shutdown
5 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad: Patients angry over Aarogyasri shutdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Dialysis, diabetic and cardiac patient management were badly affected on Tuesday as private hospitals stopped Employee Health Scheme for state government staff and Aarogyasri in the state because the state government has not cleared its dues for nine months. The ambulance service explained that they have to opt between government hospitals and private hospitals where the scheme had been …

Hyderabad: Private hospitals stop Aarogyasri as bills not paid
5 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad: Private hospitals stop Aarogyasri as bills not paid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With bills worth up to Rs 1,000 crores due from the government, 50 private hospitals on Saturday stopped providing healthcare to Aarogyasri patients. Speaking to this newspaper, Dr V. Rakesh, the president of Telangana Aarogya-sri Hospitals Association, said, “We want a detailed account of the money that is due from the government. We are not going to admit any …

Hyderabad: Patients left in lurch for an hour as doctors go on a strike
5 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad: Patients left in lurch for an hour as doctors go on a strike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: For one hour, the out-patient departments were closed in all hospitals in the city as elective medical services were withdrawn by doctors on the call of the Indian Medical Association of a nationwide strike. In MNJ cancer hospital and OGH, patients who came from districts and villages for their appointments were in for a rude shock as they were …

Telangana apathy leaves Aarogyasri hospitals in poor health
5 years, 8 months ago

Telangana apathy leaves Aarogyasri hospitals in poor health

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Mounting debts in hospitals for the Aarogyasri scheme have peaked to Rs 1,500 crore. Dr V. Rakesh, senior member of TAHA, said, “Our strike in December 2018 was to make government realise that we have debts of Rs 1,000 crore and they must clear it immediately. Another senior doctor said, “The problem is that the government wants to operate …

Telangana government tells hospitals to treat patients
6 years, 3 months ago

Telangana government tells hospitals to treat patients

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government warned that Aarogyasri-linked hospitals which were not serving patients would face action after medical establishments reportedly sent back over 10,000 out-patients and denied service to more than 1,000 in-patients as part of their agitation as the state government had failed to pay '1,200 crore in dues. Emergency patients were given first aid on humanitarian grounds and referred …

Hyderabad: Aarogyasri fails patients again
6 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Aarogyasri fails patients again

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Aarogyasri patients utilising the out-patient facility of private hospitals for common diseases like fever, respiratory illnesses were refused treatment in the city on Tuesday. Hospitals claimed that the government owed them Rs 1,200 crores and hence, they would not treat the patients. Dr T. Narsinga Reddy, a senior member of the Telangana Small Nursing Homes Association said, “We have …

Telangana says no to Ayushman Bharat scheme
6 years, 6 months ago

Telangana says no to Ayushman Bharat scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Ayushman Bharat scheme will not be implemented in Telangana state as the government finds that there is wider health coverage under Aarogyasri scheme where 70 per cent of the population is covered whereas in AB there will be only 80 lakh people who will be covered. The below the poverty line bar in Aarogyasri scheme was very high …

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