Ex-servicemen left paying medical bills out of pocket
The Hindu
Empanelled hospitals have left the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Ex-sevicemen and retired soldiers in the State have been struggling to pay medical bills despite having a healthcare scheme.
The beneficiaries were brought under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) established in 2003. The scheme empanelled private and certain government hospitals for free treatment. However, over the past several years, hospitals have been withdrawing from the scheme. During COVID-19 pandemic, several beneficiaries were told to pay for treatment upfront by the empanelled hospitals.
A beneficiary under regular treatment in an orthopaedic hospital in Anna Nagar was told last year that the referral letter from the poly clinic in the Island Grounds premises would not be entertained. Another 64-year-old beneficiary, who was under treatment at a private hospital in Manapakkam for the past six years, was told to pay for the procedures when he was admitted last September. It set him back by over ₹2 lakh. Two of his friends, retired jawans, had surrendered their ECHS card and opted for a monthly medical allowance of ₹1,000.
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