Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) is a fundamental restructuring of the manner in which beneficiaries access healthcare services at the primary, secondary and tertiary care levels. In PMJAY, There is no cap on family size and age as well as restriction on preexisting conditions.PMJAY will help reduce out of pocket hospitalisation expenses, fulfil unmet needs and improve access of identified families to quality inpatient care and day care surgeries PMJAY will provide a coverage up to Rs. 5,00,000 per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization through a network of Empaneled Health Care Providers (EHCP).The EHCP network will provide completely cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiaries at the both public and private hospitals. The services will include 1350 procedures covering pre and post hospitalization, diagnostics, medicines etc.PMJAY beneficiaries will be able to move across borders and access services across the country through the provider network seamlessly. The scheme is entitlement based. No formal enrolment process is required.
PMJAY will target poor, deprived rural families and identified occupational category of urban workers’ families as per the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data, both rural and urban. Additionally, all such enrolled families under RashtriyaSwasthayaBimaYojana (RSBY) that do not feature in the targeted groups as per SECC data will be included as well.
Key features of Ayushman Bharat scheme:
1. Ayushman Bharat will provide a cover of Rs 5 lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary medical care facilities.
2. If you are eligible under the health insurance scheme, you get automatic coverage. Eligibility is based on Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) database.
3. In case of hospitalization, you or your family members do not need to pay anything under the scheme provided you go to any government or empanelled private hospital.
Atal Amrit Abhiyan - an Ambitious Health Assurance Scheme of Government of Assam a better way to ensure the welfare of citizens, especially the underprivileged.Illnesses, Weather it is chronic or acute, Can impose costs on households that can cascade catastrophic healthcare expenses with wide ranging consequences. Moreover, in many cases when critical illnesses occur, access to quality treatment is limited. It is also a fact that many people from Assam having two visit facilities out of the state for obtaining treatment, thus incurring prohibitive costs, often reducing them to penury. The Government Of Assam's commitment to the people of Assam is steadfast, assuring each citizen that they are not alone during such difficult times.
Inspired by our Hon’able Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”, Atal Amrit Abhiyan is one of the Nation’s biggest health assurance schemes. The ambitious scheme provides comprehensive coverage and cashless treatment benefits upto Rs. 2 Lakhs to every individual from BPL and Low income households across Assam for the Treatment of Six commonly prevalent and high cost disease groups-(a) Cardiovascular diseases, (b) Cancer, (c)Kidney diseases, (d) Neurological conditions, (e) Neonatal diseases and (f) Burns.
Providing hassle free and best-in class treatment coverage for 438 approved procedures within the Six Specialties, Atal Amrit Abhiyan scheme is cashless at the point of delivery. The cashless transaction is facilitated by laminated card within unique identification number for each adult member of eligible family.
