Ayushman Bharat: AB-PMJAY efficiently contributed in curbing out-of-pocket expenditure in nation: Govt

Hospital admissions price Rs 37,185 crore have been authorised beneath the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) until March 21 this 12 months because the inception of the scheme in September 2018, the federal government mentioned Friday. Minister of State for Well being Bharati Pravin Pawar mentioned if these healthcare companies have been availed by the beneficiaries on their very own, it will have resulted in an out-of-pocket expenditure to the tune of 1.5-2 occasions what was incurred beneath the scheme.
“The scheme has efficiently contributed in curbing out-of-pocket expenditure within the nation,” the minister mentioned in a written reply to a query within the Home.