IMA Haryana withdraws call to suspend Ayushman Bharat services
The Indian Medical Association's Haryana unit has withdrawn its threat to suspend services under the Ayushman Bharat scheme following government assurances. The Chief Minister has promised to address concerns regarding outstanding payments of approximately ₹1,200 crore and operational mismanagement.
Why it matters
The resolution prevents a major disruption in healthcare access for beneficiaries of a critical government-funded medical scheme.
The Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) Haryana unit on Tuesday withdrew its call for an indefinite suspension of Ayushman Bharat services from September 16 after Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini assured a delegation that he would look into issues faced by empanelled private hospitals.
Private hospitals under the scheme in Haryana had suspended services to beneficiaries for 24 hours on September 1 over outstanding payments of about ₹1,200 crore and other operational issues.
A delegation of IMA Haryana met Mr. Saini and Haryana’s Bharatiya Janata Party president Archana Gupta on Monday and raised several issues, including what it described as mismanagement in the implementation of the scheme. According to the association, the Chief Minister said steps would be taken to reduce the pendency.
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