Kolkata, October 26: A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warned hospitals of strict action, including cancellation of their licenses, in case Swasthya Saathi card holders are deprived of its benefits, the West Bengal Health Department on Tuesday imposed restrictions on unspecified packages. issued an advisory. . Health Partner Scheme. Launched by Banerjee on December 30, 2016, provides basic health cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care.
“For emergency emergent/surgical cases (a) unspecified package with medicine and diagnostic charges of Rs.5,000 (maximum) in addition to the cost applicable for days of hospitalization as per the approved rate for initial treatment may be allowed,” the advisory said. Despite a large number of packages available, many healthcare providers are treating patients under the category of “unspecified packages” for medical management cases and some surgical cases, which may be blocked under specified packages. As per the advisory, if a person does not have the card then he/she has to search the Swasthya Sathi web portal along with the Aadhaar number of the beneficiary.
“If a person does not have a health card, the facility for identification of the person/issuance of a new card will be provided in the hospital itself. Similar arrangement should also be made for all PPP diagnostic centres. empaneled hospital.
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