Government hospitals in Tamil Nadu have earned 50% of the claims under CMCHIS so far in 2023-24
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu govt. hospitals earned 50% of ₹723cr claims under CMCHIS in 2023-24. The utilisation of health insurance claims enabled govt. hospitals to strengthen facilities, fetching an award from the Union Health Minister. 1.44cr families covered with ₹5L/family/yr. 1,829 hospitals empanelled, covering 1,513 treatments.
Government hospitals in Tamil Nadu have earned 50% of the total claims under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS) so far during 2023-24.
According to a document issued by the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP), of the total claims of ₹723 crore so far in 2023, around ₹361 crore has been paid to the government hospitals.
During 2022-23, out of the total claims of ₹1,152 crore, 48% (around ₹554 crore) was paid to the government hospitals. This claim amount was among the highest earned by public hospitals in India. The amount has enabled the government hospitals to continuously enhance the facilities and infrastructure as well as procurement of consumables for the benefit of patients, the document said.
The utilisation of health insurance claims at government hospitals to strengthen institutions fetched an award for the State recently. Tamil Nadu was awarded the Best Practices Award for ‘effective utilisation of government funds’ under the integrated Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)-CMCHIS by the Government of India.
Health Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, TNHSP Project Director M. Govinda Rao, and CMCHIS Joint Director S. Ravibabu received the award from the Union Health Minister during Aarogya Manthan 2023.
The CMCHIS covers 1.44 crore families at a premium of ₹849 per family per annum for providing insurance coverage of ₹five lakh per family per year. The Government of India’s AB-PMJAY was integrated with the CMCHIS for the benefit of 86.50 lakh families.
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