HP: Private clinics reluctant to continue services over non-payment of Rs 80 crore for healthcare schemes
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Solan: Ayushman Bharat (AB) and Mukhya Mantri Himachal Health Care Yojana (HIMCARE), two flagship programmes of the federal government and the state are facing major setbacks as a result of the ongoing non-payment of about Rs 80 crore to private clinics and Rogi Kalyan Samitis (RKS) at government hospitals.
In order to provide cashless services, RKS and private hospitals empanelled under the programme get funding from the state government, which fully covers HIMCARE. The state is responsible for paying 10 percent of its share for the AB scheme and the rest of the 90 percent will be born by the Centre.
Due to the delay in receiving payments worth millions of dollars, the private clinics are now hesitant to offer services under the two programmes. According to the Una-faction of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the state government has until January 19 to clear the dues, after which the private hospitals will stop offering these treatments.
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