65 more new medical treatments added under Arogya Sri

 

65 more new medical treatments added under Arogya Sri

Package cost enhanced to 1,375 medical treatments 

 Rs 487 cr released towards additional expenditure by Finance Minister Bhatti

HYDERABAD: Telangana government has taken a decision enhancing the  pacakage cost for medical treatments currently offered under the Arogya Sri scheme.

Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu issued orders on Saturday releasing  Rs 497.29 crore towards the enhanced cost of treatment packages.

A decision was also taken bringing 65 more new medical treatments for Angiogram, parkinson’s disease, spinal cord related diseases under the Rajiv Arogya Sri scheme.

Mr Bhatti held a meeting at the Secretariat on June 7 to consider adding new medical treatments and for revision of financial packages to the existing treatments under the free health insurance scheme .

The Arogya Sri scheme was introduced in 2007 by the then Congress govt to provide quality medical treatment to the poor.

There are 2.84 crore beneficiaries under the scheme and for them financial assistance upto Rs 10 lakh for each beneficiary was being extended . The Arogya Sri scheme is implemented through 1402 hospitals in the State and presently 1, 672 medical treatments for various diseases and health problems were included under the Arogya Sri scheme.

The Deputy CM in the meeting has taken a decision to enhance cost of 1375 treatments out of 1672 treatments offered under the scheme as per the recommendation of   Medical experts.

A decision was also taken to add 65 modern medical treatments like angiogram, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord related treatments under Arogya Sri.

In addition as 98 medical treatments included under Ayushman Bharat were also added under Rajiv Arogya Sri, the govt will have to bear an additional expenditure of Rs 189.83 crore.

The additional burden on account of 65 new medical treatments will be Rs 158.2 crores.

In view of the above decisions- enhancement of package cost for existing treatments and addition of new treatments, Deputy CM sanctioned Rs 497.29 crore in the meeting.

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