PRESS NEWS
CASHLESS TREATMENT FACILITIES NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL CGHS BENEFICIARIES
AT 6 AIIMS AT BHOPAL, BHUBANESWAR, PATNA, JODHPUR, RAIPUR AND RISHIKESH: PIB
Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare
Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS
beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and
Rishikesh
CGHS Pensioners and
other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless
treatment in OPD, investigations and Indoor treatment at these 6 AIIMS
Cashless treatment to CGHS beneficiaries at AIIMS New Delhi,
PGIMER Chandigarh and GIPMER Puducherry in the offing
Posted On: 20 MAY 2023 1:25PM by PIB Delhi
Cashless treatment
facilities will now be available to all CGHS beneficiaries (serving and
pensioners) at 6 AIIMS located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur
and Rishikesh. This significant decision was taken today, as Memorandum of
Agreement were signed between these six AIIMS and CGHS, Union Health Ministry
in the presence of Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary.
Patient care facilities
available at 6 fully functional AIIMS at 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 CGHS beneficiaries will have
the advantage of accessing state of art treatment facilities available in these
AIIMS, without the hassle of first making payments and then seeking
reimbursements from CGHS. This initiative will save time, reduce paperwork and also
delays in settlement of individual claims. Till now, CGHS pensioner
beneficiaries, availing treatment at AIIMS, are required to first make payment
and claim reimbursement later from CGHS.
The salient features of
this initiative are as under:
- The CGHS Pensioners and other entitled
categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment
in OPD, investigations and Indoor treatment at these 6 AIIMS.
- These 6 AIIMS shall raise credit bills
of CGHS Pensioners and other categories of eligible beneficiaries to CGHS
and CGHS shall preferably make payment within 30 days of receipt of the
bills.
- Admission of the CGHS beneficiary shall
be made only against production of valid CGHS Beneficiary ID Card for the
treatment at AIIMS.
- AIIMS shall create a separate Help Desk
and a separate accounting system for CGHS beneficiaries.
- Medicines prescribed by the doctors at
AIIMS, for OPD treatment or at the time of discharge from AIIMS, will be
collected by the beneficiaries through CGHS.
The Health Secretary
lauded this development stating “CGHS is a significant service-oriented
vertical of the Health Ministry through which existing and retired employees
can avail medical services. He further added that “the government endeavors to
expand the number of hospitals empaneled under CGHS providing excellent
tertiary care facilities aligned with the rising requirements of the patients.”
He also stated “in the near future the AIIMS institutions established in New
Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh
and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research,
Puducherry will be incorporated in this agreement.”
Shri 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.” He noted
that will also widen the reach of CGHS services across the nation, as this
agreement allows the beneficiaries to avail the CGHS beneficiaries from the
AIIMS institutions in their respective states. He further added that CGHS has
upwardly revised certain rates of treatment and medical care, further aiding
access of treatment facilities for patients.
The beneficiaries under
the CGHS are referred to Government hospitals and private hospitals empaneled
under CGHS for indoor treatment. CGHS pensioners and other entitled categories
of CGHS beneficiaries are eligible for cashless facilities at empaneled
hospitals. CGHS provides comprehensive healthcare (both OPD & IPD) to
Central Government employees, pensioners and their dependent family members,
Hon’ble Members of Parliament, ex-MPs and other categories of beneficiaries.
Presently CGHS is in operation in 79 cities in the Country.
Under the Pradhan Mantri
Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) 22 new AIIMS have been established across the
country and they are at varying stages of operationalization. Besides providing
facilities for quality medical education and research, these Premier
institutions provide specialized patient care health services in various specialities
and super specialities including cardiology, neurology, neuro surgery,
gastroenterology, urology, cardio vascular thoracic surgery, oncology etc.
These institutes also provide trauma and emergency care services, state of the
art diagnostic services, including blood bank facilities.
The session was attended
by Additional Secretary Smt V. Hekali Zhimomi, Joint Secretary Smt Ankita
Mishra, Joint Secretary Dr. Manashvi Kumar, Director, CGHS, Dr. Jain among
senior government officials. Executive Directors of AIIMS Bhubaneshwar, AIIMS
Patna, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Jodhpur and representatives from AIIMS Bhopal and
AIIMS Rishikesh were present at the MOA signing event.
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