Telangana Employees Health Scheme suffers birth pangs
The Telangana government's new Employees Health Scheme is facing implementation issues, including technical website glitches and resistance from private hospitals. Hospitals are concerned that the new package rates are financially unviable compared to previous standards.
Why it matters
It illustrates the administrative and economic hurdles in scaling public healthcare initiatives in India.
The Employees Health Scheme, the ambitious scheme launched by the Telangana government, is reportedly suffering the proverbial birth pangs.
Private hospitals under the Telangana Network Hospitals Association are refusing to join the well-intentioned scheme, citing financial viability, while the website enabling employees to download their health cards is fraught with technical glitches.
The Employees Healthcare Trust is learnt to have temporarily shut down the website till Monday (July 20) due to technical issues. The decision follows complaints from employees that the cards are being generated based on the old data available with the government.
The Trust members informed employees who approached them that steps would be initiated to resolve the impasse, ensuring that cards are issued based on the new data. Employees were advised to download their health cards only after restoration of the website.
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