Private Hospitals Demand Higher Package Rates Under AB PM-JAY, GJAY

The All Odisha Private Medical Establishments Forum (AOPMEF) has expressed serious concerns over technical glitches, impractical pricing structures, and operational hurdles that threaten the viability of private healthcare services after the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) schemes in the state.

- Press News Service, Bhubaneswar

In a detailed representation to Health Minister Mukesh Mahalingam, the AOPMEF flagged issues including package pricing, operational challenges, and software or IT-related difficulties, seeking his intervention to resolve them.

The forum has demanded a minimum 30% increase in package rates over the previous scheme, BSKY, stating that the current pricing fails to account for inflation and is financially unsustainable.

The private establishments pointed out that high-cost procedures like cardiotocography (CTG) for lower segment Cesarean sections (LSCS) have been capped under low-value packages (₹15,000), making them unfeasible and compromising service quality.