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20K Ayushman cards annulled in Gujarat after ineligible beneficiaries found
The scheme, launched in 2018, provides Rs 5 lakh health insurance cover per family annually for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation
 "20K Ayushman cards annulled in Gujarat after ineligible beneficiaries found")
Cipla plans to partner Ayushman Bharat; start dialogue with insurance firms
There is a plan to identify a list of essential medicines, including antibiotics, painkillers, etc, which the company may supply to the Ayushman Bharat-empanelled hospitals.
 "Cipla plans to partner Ayushman Bharat; start dialogue with insurance firms")
Govt plans centralised purchase for Ayushman; medical devices on GeM soon
The idea is to procure essential medical devices such as cardiac stents at a lower cost
 "Govt plans centralised purchase for Ayushman; medical devices on GeM soon")
NHA, IRDAI recommend measures to check frauds, data standardization
In the report, the experts recommended building a national repository of empanelled hospitals under insurance/government schemes with defined standards for quality and package rates and codes
 "NHA, IRDAI recommend measures to check frauds, data standardization")
Patients to fake websites: One year of Ayushman Bharat reviewed in numbers
The scheme is being used for secondary care more than tertiary care
 "Patients to fake websites: One year of Ayushman Bharat reviewed in numbers")
Cabinet Secy directs Central ministries to empanel hospitals with AB-PMJAY
As of now, 18,649 hospitals have been empanelled and more than 55 lakh beneficiaries have been provided with free treatment under the AB-PMJAY
 "Cabinet Secy directs Central ministries to empanel hospitals with AB-PMJAY")
Slow but steady start
PMJAY has not yet made a dent where it's most needed
 "Slow but steady start")
Letter to BS: PMJAY has not yet made a dent where it's most needed
Govt must improve the public hospitals. It cannot solely depend on partnerships with private hospitals
Best of BS Opinion: Educated unemployed mark India's looming crisis
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Educated unemployed mark India's looming crisis")
How dependence of patients on Ayushman Bharat differs across states
About 300 days into operation, more than 3.3 million patients have been admitted under nearly 16,000 empaneled hospitals under Ayushman Bharat
 "How dependence of patients on Ayushman Bharat differs across states")
The euphoria around PMJAY vs neglect of public health schemes
PMJAY is largely based on the erstwhile Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, a model which was fraught with problems and has not led to any decline in the out of pocket (OOP) expenditure for the people
 "The euphoria around PMJAY vs neglect of public health schemes")
