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CASHLESS FACILITY TO CGHS
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Certain CGHS empanelled hospitals have stopped providing cashless
facility to the CGHS beneficiaries due to their huge amount of bills pending
for payment. 23 hospitals in Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Jaipur had
stopped providing credit facility alleging pendency of payment of hospital
bills. Show-cause notices were issued and after review, 2 hospitals in Delhi,
2 hospitals in Bengaluru and one hospital in Jaipur were removed from CGHS
panel.
There was shortfall
in the budget in the last quarter of financial year 2013-14. Additional
Budget under PORB was received and direct payment to hospitals (instead of
payment through UTI-ITSL) up to Rs. 75 crores was made and the pendency was
largely cleared by 31st March 2014.
Package rates and
ceiling rates of implants are revised as per recommendations of experts from
time to time. Last revision of Ceiling rates for Drug eluting stents was done
on 29/04/2014.
Empanelled hospitals
cannot charge more than the approved package rates and ceiling rates for
implants. If any of CGHS beneficiaries wants to have any implant by a
specific brand name which is having more sale price than the CGHS rates, the
difference between the sale price of that particular brand and the ceiling
rate under CGHS is to be borne by him.
CGHS invited e-tenders
for fixation of rates (revision) and empanelment of hospitals under CGHS in
different cities. Technical evaluation of the bids has been completed.
The Health Minister stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
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MV/BK (Release ID :106946) PIB 18th July,2014 |
MEDICAL
FACILITIES TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
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Central Government Health Scheme provides medical
care to its beneficiaries which include serving as well as retired Central
Government employees. The CGHS provides its services through a network of
CGHS Wellness Centers which are in operation presently in 25 major cities of
the country. Expenditure on medical reimbursement in respect of pensioners is
borne by CGHS and in respect of serving employees it is borne by concerned
Ministry/ department/office. The pensioner beneficiaries are eligible for
credit facility for treatment in CGHS empanelled hospitals.
Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules,
1944 are applicable to serving Central Government employees only who are
residing in non-CGHS covered areas. Medical attendance is provided by the
Authorized Medical Attendant appointed by concerned department. The CS(MA)
Rules 1944 are not applicable to pensioners. As per these Rules, there is no
provision for issue of medicines and medical reimbursement claims are to be
settled by the concerned department/ Ministry.
The Health Minister stated this in a written reply
in the LokSabha here today.
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(Release ID :106945) PIB18th July 2014 |
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