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Major Action In Ayushman Scheme: 69 MP Hospitals Suspended
- •Under the Ayushman Bharat Niramayam scheme, 69 hospitals in Madhya Pradesh have been removed, including 27 in Bhopal.
- •The highest number, 60 hospitals, failed to fulfill the mandatory requirement of obtaining the NABH quality certificate.
- •Five hospitals that have not treated Ayushman cardholders for the last six months were also removed from the scheme.
- •Action was taken against Maruti Hospital in Bhopal for filing a fraudulent claim in the name of a deceased patient.
- •A total of 21 hospitals have been granted an extension until October 31 to obtain the required NABH certificate.
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Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, 69 hospitals were removed primarily because 60 of them failed to obtain the mandatory quality certificate from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH). Additionally, five hospitals had not treated any cardholders for six months, and others faced termination for reasons such as filing a fraudulent claim for a deceased patient.
A total of 21 hospitals in Madhya Pradesh have been granted an extension until October 31 to acquire the mandatory National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) certificate. Meanwhile, ten other hospitals in Bhopal received temporary relief.
To address hospital operators' protests over payment delays, the government assured that one lakh pending claims on Portal-2 would be settled within two months. For this purpose, 50 doctors have been appointed to quickly resolve cases related to pending payments.
