22 new AIIMS have been established throughout the nation. (Representational)

New Delhi:

Cashless therapy will now be accessible to all CGHS beneficiaries on the premier All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh, the Union Health Ministry mentioned on Saturday.

The authorities have signed a memorandum of settlement with these six AIIMS to supply cashless therapy beneath the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

“Patient care facilities available at six fully functional AIIMS in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh shall be extended to the CGHS beneficiaries on cashless basis. It will be particularly beneficial for the senior citizens (retired pensioner beneficiaries of CGHS) who find it difficult to submit individual reimbursement claims and follow up approvals,” the ministry mentioned.

The CGHS beneficiaries could have the benefit of accessing state-of-the-art therapy services accessible in these AIIMS, with out the effort of first making funds after which searching for reimbursements from CGHS. This initiative will save time, scale back paperwork and likewise delays in settlement of particular person claims, the ministry mentioned.

Till now, CGHS pensioner beneficiaries, availing therapy at AIIMS, are required to first make fee and declare reimbursement later from CGHS.

According to the salient options of this initiative, the CGHS pensioners and different entitled classes of CGHS beneficiaries will probably be eligible for cashless therapy in OPD, investigations and indoor therapy at these six AIIMS.

These six AIIMS shall increase credit score payments of pensioners and different classes of eligible beneficiaries to CGHS, which shall ideally make fee inside 30 days of receipt of the payments.

Admission of the beneficiary shall be made solely in opposition to manufacturing of legitimate ID card for the therapy at AIIMS.

Besides, AIIMS shall create a separate assist desk and a separate accounting system for CGHS beneficiaries. Medicines prescribed by the docs at AIIMS, for OPD therapy or on the time of discharge from AIIMS, will probably be collected by the beneficiaries by way of CGHS.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan lauded this improvement stating “CGHS is a significant service-oriented vertical of the Health Ministry through which existing and retired employees can avail medical services”.

“The government endeavours to expand the number of hospitals empanelled under CGHS providing excellent tertiary care facilities aligned with the rising requirements of the patients,” he added.

He additionally acknowledged that within the close to future the AIIMS in New Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Puducherry will probably be integrated on this settlement.

Rajesh Bhushan elaborated that “a big segment will benefit from this agreement, as it seeks to ease the lengthy formalities and expedite access to medical care.”

CGHS gives complete healthcare to central authorities workers, pensioners and their dependent members of the family, Members of Parliament, former MPs and different classes of beneficiaries. Currently, CGHS is in operation in 79 cities within the nation.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), 22 new AIIMS have been established throughout the nation and they’re at various levels of operationalisation.

Besides offering services for high quality medical training and analysis, these premier establishments present specialised healthcare providers. These institutes additionally present trauma and emergency care providers and state-of-the-art diagnostic providers.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)