Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 31: Private hospitals of J&K empanelled under Ayushmaan Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (ABPMJAY) held an online meeting with Administrative Secretary Health, Syed Abid Shah regarding the disbursement of payments for the services provided to patients through Golden Card.
Faizan, president of Empanelled Private Health Care Providers said: “The empanelled hospitals all over J&K have not received any payment since March 14, 2024 which has lead to financial crunch in the hospitals and made it difficult to run the hospitals with each passing day.”
A handout stated that IFFCO-TOKIO, the present insurance company associated with it, attempted to exit the scheme citing financial losses and despite SHA’s requests for them to continue in the interest of patient care, the company refused.
The SHA approached High Court to stay the exit but the petition was dismissed on February 2, complicating matters further for both SHA and beneficiaries across the Union Territory.
The government approached Division Bench to stay the Single Bench order making the issue sub-judice.
Sandeep, president of the Association said: “The private hospitals wrote to the Chief Secretary through CEO Ayushmaan Bharat Scheme citing their inability to continue the service from June 1 due to non-availability of funds.”
Dr Masood ul Hassan, chief spokesperson said: “After the assurance by Adm Secretary Abid Shah regarding disbursement of pending payments within a week, a late night meeting of the Association was held in which it was unanimously decided to postpone the suspension of services in the larger interest of patient care.”
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