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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :
Prelims level: Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, AB-NHPM
Why in the News?
Following Mizoram and Nagaland, Meghalaya has also refused to rename its health and wellness centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandirs as per the Centre’s directive.
Context: Demographic composition of NE and its implications on policy decisions
- Christian Majority: About 75% of Meghalaya’s population practices Christianity, similar to the demographics of Mizoram (90%) and Nagaland (90%).
- State Asserts Autonomy: Meghalaya’s Health Minister emphasized that health being a State subject grants them the right to decide independently of the Centre’s advisory.
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About Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs)
- AB-HWCs were launched to move away from selective health care to a more comprehensive range of services spanning preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care for all ages.
- There are 1.6 lakh such centres across India under this initiative.
- The National Health Policy of 2017 envisioned these centres as the foundation of India’s health system.
- The Union Health Ministry renamed AB-HWCs as Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAM) with the tagline ‘Arogyam Parmam Dhanam’.
- States and Union Territories were urged to complete the rebranding by the end of 2023.
Back2Basics: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY)
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Details |
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- World’s largest fully government-funded health insurance scheme.
- Launched in 2018.
- Provides Rs 5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care.
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| Health Benefit Package |
- Covers the cost of surgery, medical and daycare treatments, medications, and diagnostics.
- 3 days of pre-hospitalisation and 15 days of post-hospitalisation, including diagnostic care and expenses on medicines.
- No restriction on family size, age or gender.
- All pre-existing conditions are covered from day one.
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| Beneficiaries |
- An entitlement-based scheme targeting beneficiaries identified by the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data.
- Flexibility for States/UTs to use non-SECC data with a similar socio-economic profile to identify remaining SECC families.
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| Financing |
- Jointly funded scheme: 60:40 between Centre and legislature for all States and UTs.
- 90:10 for North-Eastern States, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
- 100% central funding for Union Territories without legislature.
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| Nucleus Agency |
- The National Health Authority (NHA) is an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, responsible for the effective implementation of PM-JAY.
- State Health Agency (SHA) is the apex body of the State Government responsible for implementing AB-PMJAY in the State.
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PYQ:
[2022] With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:
- Private and public hospitals must adopt it.
- As it aims to achieve universal health coverage, every citizen of India should be part of it ultimately.
- It has seamless portability across the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 |
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