New Rates for Undergoing Angioplasty in CGHS.

   New Rates for Undergoing Angioplasty

   The Government has revised the CGHS package rates for coronary angioplasty and angioplasty with balloon w.e.f. 7/2/2013 as per the following details:
 
  Coronary Angioplasty and Angioplasty with Balloon
 
   Coronary Angioplasty                          -      Rs. 50,000/-
   Coronary Angioplasty
   with Balloon                                        -      Rs. 55,000/-
 
   All the empanelled private hospitals have not discontinued to provide angioplasty treatment to CGHS beneficiaries. However, ‘3’ hospitals in Delhi & NCR have  filed Writ Petitions in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi against the revised rates.

   Meanwhile, the continuous empanelment scheme has been revived on 14th February, 2013 to empanel more number of eligible private hospitals under CGHS to provide inpatient healthcare facilities to CGHS beneficiaries.

   This information was given by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

Guidelines on Concessional Treatment of SC/ST Patients.

   Guidelines on Concessional Treatment of SC/ST Patients

   Health is a State subject and it is primarily the responsibility of the State Government to issue any guidelines for providing treatment to patients including Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) patients in private and Government aided hospitals and medical institutions.

   However, in so far as the three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi namely Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals are concerned, treatment is provided free of cost to all patients including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe patients.

    However, some charges are levied for specialized investigations which are also waived off for poor/deserving patients.

   This information was given by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.