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MP Private Hospitals Boycott Ayushman Bharat Scheme Over Pending Payments And NABH Norms
- •Private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh have hung Ayushman Closed posters and boycotted treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme over long-pending payments and stringent NABH requirements.
- •The protest also stems from growing anger among hospital operators regarding strict government actions against alleged fraud in the scheme, with action already taken against 100 hospitals statewide.
- •Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, eligible families receive an annual health cover of up to Rs 5 lakh, covering major medical procedures like cancer treatment, dialysis, and surgeries.
- •Hospitals have warned of a statewide indefinite boycott starting October 8 if their demands are not resolved, with operators planning a march to Delhi with around 1,000 ambulances.
- •New NABH certification conditions came into effect on October 1 for private hospitals in major cities like Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, and Jabalpur, while government hospitals are exempt.
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Private hospitals are citing long-pending payments, claim deductions or rejections, and the new mandatory NABH certification requirement implemented on October 1 as the main reasons for boycotting the scheme. Hospital operators are also frustrated over recent actions taken against medical fraud across the state.
Eligible families receive an annual health cover of up to Rs 5 lakh under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The package covers secondary and tertiary care, including treatments like cancer care, dialysis, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and various trauma-related medical procedures.
Starting October 1, 2026, an NABH certificate became mandatory for hospitals linked with the Ayushman scheme in the metropolitan cities of Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, and Jabalpur, while government hospitals are exempt from this requirement.
