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PM-JAY for senior citizens: How to register for free health insurance

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana offers free health insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh every year to senior citizens. ENROLLING IN THE SCHEME: A SIMPLE PROCESS Senior citizens or their family members can begin the enrolment process by downloading the Ayushman Bharat app from the Google Play Store or the official website. A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

Central team in Odisha for integration of GJAY, AB-PMJAY

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR : With the Odisha government all set to sign an MoU for implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, a central team arrived here on Wednesday to finalise the modalities for its integration with the state-funded Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana. The three-member team led by CEO of National Health Authority LS Changsan held discussions with the state’s …

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5 days, 18 hours ago

Lid off fake PM-JAY card scam in Gujarat; pan-India footprint feared

India Today

Investigations into the deaths of two people last month at Ahmedabad’s Khyati Multispeciality Hospital after angioplasty procedures, which were allegedly performed without patient/family consent or knowledge and to only claim funds under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, have opened the proverbial Pandora’s Box. The probe by the Ahmedabad police crime branch has found a thriving racket of …

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6 days, 4 hours ago

Gujarat: 6 arretsed for issuing PMJAY cards fraudulently to ineligible candidates against huge sums

Op India

On Tuesday, 17th December, the Ahmedabad police detained 6 persons for their involvement in the scheme related to the national health insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. As per the police, the accused persons issued fraudulent cards under the scheme to loot the government for money. The police confirmed the incident and stated that the accused persons had been …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Road to healthcare for the disabled paved with no intentions

The Hindu

The lack of insurance coverage for people with disabilities in India, has ensured that for most members of the community, a high out-of-pocket expenditure for health, is the norm. Disability rights activists and persons with disabilities have noted that whether it is private, government insurance or government schemes, the road to access healthcare has been difficult. Coverage under PM-JAY Recently, …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

GJAY integration hurdle for AB-PMJAY rollout as Odisha Government readies for MoU

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: Even as Odisha government readies for the MoU with the Centre for implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the state six years after its nation-wide rollout, finalisation of modalities for integration with the state-funded Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana remains the key challenge. Now, around 1.1 crore families are covered under GJAY that provides annual cashless …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

ESIC works on convergence with Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Following the guidance of Union Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Employees State Insurance Corporation is working at expanding healthcare access to the workforce and their dependants, by converging it with facilities of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. This initiative will benefit over 14.43 crore ESI beneficiaries and their families, providing them with greater …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Unnecessary procedures for insurance claims: Gujarat hospital CEO among 4 held

Hindustan Times

The chief executive officer of a multi-specialty hospital in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad and four others have been arrested for alleged involvement in a scam related to unnecessary medical procedures for insurance claims under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana insurance scheme for people with low income. Rajput, the hospital’s marketing and branding director, allegedly pressured patients to undergo unnecessary stent procedures …

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4 weeks ago

How PM-JAY surgery deaths point to a systemic rot in Gujarat

India Today

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana is suddenly at risk of a credibility crisis in Gujarat following the November 11 deaths of two beneficiaries who underwent angioplasty—allegedly without their knowledge, permission and due care. The procedure was performed by the Ahmedabad-based Khyati Multispeciality Hospital on seven people after a medical check-up camp in their village of Borisana in …

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1 month ago

Ayushman Bharat PMJAY for senior citizens aged 70+: Checklist of documents mandatory for eligibility

Live Mint

The Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme has been extended to senior citizens aged 70 and above, offering free medical treatment up to ₹5 lakhs per family annually. This initiative is expected to benefit approximately six crore senior citizens from 4.5 crore families, providing financial relief and access to healthcare. For families with multiple senior members, the ₹5 lakh insurance coverage …

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1 month ago

'Ayushman Vay Vandana' enrolment under AB PM-JAY touches 10 lakh within three weeks: Check how to apply

India TV News

In a significant milestone, more than 10 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above have successfully enrolled for the newly launched Ayushman Vay Vandana Card, granting them access to free healthcare benefits under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Since the launch of the Ayushman Vay Vandana Card, treatments worth over Rs 9 crore have been authorized, benefiting …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Gujarat: Khyati Hospital in Ahmedabad found committing fraud angioplasty in healthy patients to claim PM-JAY insurance money

Op India

After the deaths of two patients at Ahmedabad’s Khyati Hospital, the Gujarat government has filed a police complaint against the hospital’s doctor and director and three others. Notably, Khyati Hospital has been accused of abusing government health care programs like Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana by doing unnecessary angioplasty and stent treatments in healthy persons. Mehta, a health commissioner-appointed inquiry committee …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Khyati Hospital scandal: Doctors arrested in Gujarat for alleged PMJAY fraud

New Indian Express

AHMEDABAD: Following the deaths of two patients at Ahmedabad's controversial Khyati Hospital, the Gujarat government has filed a police complaint against five individuals, including the hospital's doctor and director. The hospital is accused of exploiting government health schemes by performing unnecessary angioplasty and stent procedures. An investigation by expert doctors revealed that patients who underwent angiography and angioplasty had no …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unable to get an Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card? Here’s a step-by-step guide.

Live Mint

On 29 October, the union government expanded the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to provide free health insurance to all citizens aged 70 and above, regardless of income. To enrol for the scheme, senior citizens need to generate an Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card. Ignore these options Go to the ad-like widget about PMJAY for senior citizens Click on …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

New proposal for central government pensioners: CGHS beneficiaries may get additional benefits

Hindustan Times

There is now a new proposal to offer the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme as an additional option to beneficiaries of the Central Government Health Scheme and the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme, according to a Financial Express report. This comes in the backdrop of the centre extending PM-JAY benefits also to the senior citizens aged 70 and above {{^userSubscribed}} …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme: How to apply for senior citizen’s health insurance?

The Hindu

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is the Government’s flagship health insurance policy, which was introduced in September 2018. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved health coverage to all the senior citizens aged 70 and above irrespective of income under the flagship scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. This will benefit …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

A Budget that places health on the margins

The Hindu

With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, the Union Budget expectedly shifted focus to levers of economic growth such as infrastructure and employment. It was also hoped that the recognition of population health as a vital investment for accelerating as well as protecting economic growth would see continued investment in strengthening our health systems. In the Interim Budget, …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

COVID-19 vaccines: Much ado about known unknowns

The Hindu

There are things we know that we don’t know. This risk was identified and flagged back in 2021; packaging was modified to insert information associated with the side effects; even the WHO wrote about it first in May 2021 and then in 2023.Read Bindu Shajan Perapaddan’s report on the rare vaccine side-effect is “no secret” and they are “well aware …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Does Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana need a design change?

The Hindu

Ayushman Bharat, the government’s flagship programme to achieve universal health coverage, was launched in 2018. The scheme has two inter-related components: health and wellness centres and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana that aims to provide a health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to over 12 crore families that form the …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Private hospitals in Pune reluctant to start MPJAY, PMJAY schemes

Hindustan Times

While the Maharashtra government is trying to motivate more private hospitals in the city to join the central government’s flagship health scheme Ayushman Bharat and the state-run Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, several hospitals are reluctant to get empanelled under the schemes due to low package rates. Dr H K Sale, executive director of Noble Hospital and president of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Health Ministry urges Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal to join AB-PMJAY scheme

The Hindu

The Union Health Ministry on September 25 urged Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal to join the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, to ensure that quality healthcare is made accessible to all. Speaking at the inaugural session of Arogya Manthan, being held to celebrate five years of the PM-JAY and two years of the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

CAG Reports AB-PMJAY Beneficiaries Required to Pay Despite Cashless Service Promise

Deccan Chronicle

In its recent performance audit report regarding the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has recorded instances where beneficiaries were required to make payments for medical treatment, despite the program's primary aim of offering cashless medical services. It assures beneficiaries seamless access to medical services without needing physical documents or payments at the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Health Ministry defends PMJAY as CAG audit exposes multiple frauds

The Hindu

With the Centre’s flagship health insurance taking fire over irregularities exposed by the Comptroller and Auditor General this week, the Health Ministry defended the scheme on Wednesday, saying that mobile numbers did not play any role in the verification of scheme beneficiaries. The CAG’s performance audit report, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, noted multiple cases of the Ayushman …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Voluntary health insurance and its expansion

Hindustan Times

With the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, insurance is no doubt set to play a dominant role in India as seen in other countries, in its path towards universal health coverage. These schemes form multiple risk pools extending from social health insurance like the Central Government Health Scheme and Employee State Insurance Scheme for formal employees to private …

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PM-JAY for senior citizens: How to register for free health insurance

Central team in Odisha for integration of GJAY, AB-PMJAY

Lid off fake PM-JAY card scam in Gujarat; pan-India footprint feared

Gujarat: 6 arretsed for issuing PMJAY cards fraudulently to ineligible candidates against huge sums

Road to healthcare for the disabled paved with no intentions

GJAY integration hurdle for AB-PMJAY rollout as Odisha Government readies for MoU

ESIC works on convergence with Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY

Unnecessary procedures for insurance claims: Gujarat hospital CEO among 4 held

How PM-JAY surgery deaths point to a systemic rot in Gujarat

Ayushman Bharat PMJAY for senior citizens aged 70+: Checklist of documents mandatory for eligibility

'Ayushman Vay Vandana' enrolment under AB PM-JAY touches 10 lakh within three weeks: Check how to apply

Gujarat: Khyati Hospital in Ahmedabad found committing fraud angioplasty in healthy patients to claim PM-JAY insurance money

Khyati Hospital scandal: Doctors arrested in Gujarat for alleged PMJAY fraud

Unable to get an Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card? Here’s a step-by-step guide.

New proposal for central government pensioners: CGHS beneficiaries may get additional benefits

Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme: How to apply for senior citizen’s health insurance?

A Budget that places health on the margins

COVID-19 vaccines: Much ado about known unknowns

Does Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana need a design change?

Private hospitals in Pune reluctant to start MPJAY, PMJAY schemes

Health Ministry urges Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal to join AB-PMJAY scheme

CAG Reports AB-PMJAY Beneficiaries Required to Pay Despite Cashless Service Promise

Health Ministry defends PMJAY as CAG audit exposes multiple frauds

Voluntary health insurance and its expansion