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Telangana Network Hospitals Halt Major Aarogyasri Surgeries Over Dues
More than 350 private hospitals in Telangana are upset because they say the government has not paid them enough money for Aarogyasri treatments.
They have stopped accepting some major surgeries through that scheme.
They are also not participating in the newly launched Employees Health Scheme.
The hospitals say the unpaid bills total between Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore.
Some hospitals have been waiting 14 months for payments.
They say the prices set for treatments do not properly reflect their costs.
The hospitals want the government to discuss the schemes with them and include them in the decision-making committee.
They warn that more services could be affected if the money is not paid soon.
Telangana Network Hospitals Association members are refusing major surgeries under the Aarogyasri scheme.
Network hospitals are also staying away from the newly launched Employees Health Scheme.
The association says Aarogyasri dues have reached between Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore.
Many hospitals reportedly have Aarogyasri bills pending for 14 months, creating severe financial pressure.
The association wants discussions with the government and involvement in the committee overseeing the Employees Health Scheme.
- Who
- The Telangana Network Hospitals Association, representing more than 350 hospitals, and the Telangana government.
- What
- Network hospitals are refusing major Aarogyasri surgeries, staying away from the Employees Health Scheme, and warning that more services could be affected.
- Where
- Telangana, with the report datelined Hyderabad.
- When
- The article says Aarogyasri bills have been pending for as long as 14 months; no publication date is provided.
- Why
- Hospitals cite unpaid Aarogyasri dues, treatment rates they consider inadequate, and insufficient consultation in the design of the Employees Health Scheme.
Key facts
- Association
- Telangana Network Hospitals Association (TANHA)
- Hospitals represented
- More than 350 hospitals
- Aarogyasri dues
- Estimated at Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore
- Payment delays
- Bills have reportedly remained unpaid for 14 months for many hospitals
- Affected scheme
- Aarogyasri
- New scheme disputed
- Employees Health Scheme (EHS)
- Requested action
- Government discussions and network-hospital representation on the EHS committee
Quotes
Dr Vaddiraju Rakesh
State president of the Telangana Network Hospitals Association
“When a policy is made through PPP made, the stakeholders should be the beneficiary as well as the service provider. If the network hospitals are not taken, it will become another Aarogyasri. It will be good if the government calls us for discussion.”
thehansindia.com
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