The Gift Of Health
Starting august 15, Aarogyasri, Telangana state government's highly successful health insurance scheme, may add a prefix Ayushman Bharat (AB) to its name.
That will not be the only difference. The scheme provides a Rs2 lakh annual health coverage to below poverty line (BPL) families of the state and this will now be enhanced to Rs5 lakh. Instead of the 949 treatment packages that are being offered now, Ayushman Bharat Aarogyasri will offer 1,350 treatment packages. The scope of the coverage might also see some increase as every family that finds mention in the Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) list of the Central government will be automatically entitled to avail the benefits under AB Aarogyasri.
The makeover is part of an integration process that will see Telangana's own health insurance scheme becoming part of a national scheme, Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme (AB NHPS), that is expected to be officially rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day.
The mega
