Ayushman Bharat Health Benefit packages revised: 237 new packages added, rates of 270 rise

Ayushman Bharat Health Benefit packages: National Health Authority (NHA), the nodal agency for implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) said on Thursday that Health Benefit Packages (HBP) of the scheme have been revised. There has been an increase in the rate of 270 packages, addition of 237 new packages, adoption of 43 stratified packages; and there is no change to the rate of 469 packages. In an official statement, NHA also said that revision of packages will not affect the range of treatment offered under the scheme. “Without compromising the range of treatment covered under PM-JAY, 554 packages will be discontinued, and there is a reduction in the rate of 57 packages,” NHA said.

 
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