Ayushman Bharat Yojana: When you reach the hospital for treatment of any disease, you are shocked to hear the cost there. For proper treatment of any minor disease, lakhs of rupees are charged in private hospitals. That is, it is not possible for poor people to get treatment in hospitals, that is why Ayushman Bharat scheme is being run by the Central Government, in which crores of poor people of the country are getting free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. Today we are telling you which major surgeries are covered under Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
Many diseases are treated
Earlier, 1760 types of diseases were treated under Ayushman Bharat Yojana, but later 196 diseases and surgeries were separated from it. That means, treatment of these diseases under this scheme has stopped in private hospitals. These included many diseases including cataract, surgical delivery, and malaria.
You can get this surgery done
Now let us talk about which surgeries you can get done under Ayushman Bharat Scheme. In this, surgeries like prostate cancer, double valve replacement, coronary artery bypass, pulmonary valve replacement, skull base surgery, tissue expander, pediatric surgery, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, angioplasty with stent can be done. You can also get this surgery done in private hospitals covered under the scheme.
According to statistics, more than 80 percent people get treatment in private hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, although big and all private hospitals are not covered under this scheme. Due to this, common people have to face a lot of problems, especially in cases of emergency. Hospitals many times refuse treatment saying that they are not covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Every year crores of people get free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.