Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Ayushman Yojana: Fewer Hospitals Participating, Rates Concern
Imagine a health plan called Ayushman Bharat that helps people pay for medical care.
Many private hospitals are supposed to be a part of this, but fewer are signing up.
This is because the hospitals think the health plan doesn't pay them enough, or pays too late.
Some hospitals are leaving the plan for the same reasons.
The plan offers up to Rs 5 lakh per family for treatments.
The government is trying to help people get good healthcare, but it needs to make sure hospitals are happy with the payments they get.
The rate of hospital empanelment under the Ayushman Bharat-PM Jan Arogya Yojana has decreased.
Low package rates and delayed payments are key reasons for the decline.
The scheme offers treatment worth Rs 5 lakh per family.
Many healthcare associations have urged to raise package rates.
609 private hospitals have opted out of the scheme since 2018.
- Who
- Private hospitals and healthcare associations.
- What
- A decline in the empanelment of hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat-PM Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
- When
- From an average of 316 per month in 2024 to 111 per month in 2025 (as of April).
- Where
- Across India.
- Why
- Due to low package rates and delayed payments, making it unsustainable for private hospitals.
- Treatment Coverage
- Rs 5 lakh per family
- Procedures Covered
- Nearly 2,000
- Availability
- Except West Bengal
- Hospitals Empaneled in May
- 20
- Private Hospitals Opted Out Since 2018
- 609