Sunday, 21 May 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The facility will be available at AIIMS Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur and Raipur also
The holders of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) cards would now be able to get cashless treatment facilities at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. The facility would also be available at the AIIMS in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur and Raipur.
A memorandum of agreement in this regard was inked by the six AIIMS and CGHS, Union Health ministry in the presence of Union Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan in New Delhi on Saturday.
After the agreement the patient care facilities available at the six AIIMS would now be extended to the CGHS beneficiaries on a cashless basis. It will be particularly beneficial for the 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 advanced treatment facilities available in these AIIMS, without the hassle of first making payments and then seeking reimbursements from CGHS. As of now the CGHS pensioner beneficiaries, availing treatment at AIIMS, are required to first make payment and claim reimbursement later from CGHS.
The Health secretary said that the CGHS is a significant service-oriented vertical of the health ministry through which existing and retired employees can avail medical services. He further added,“The government endeavours to expand the number of hospitals empanelled under CGHS providing excellent tertiary care facilities aligned with the rising requirements of the patients.”
Bhushan added that in the near future the AIIMS institutions established in New Delhi, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh and Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry will be incorporated in this agreement.
The additional secretary V Hekali Zhimomi, joint secretaries Ankita Mishra, JS Dr Manashvi Kumar, CGHS director and the executive directors of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Patna, Raipur, Jodhpur and representatives from AIIMS Bhopal and Rishikesh were present on the occasion.
