Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 12:07 PM
Government to drop 500 existing health packages, include 250 new ones
A year after the rollout of the ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme, the government has decided to undertake some key changes, including discontinuation of around 500 existing packages, inclusion of around 250 new ones and revision of rates to rationalise the popular health insurance scheme, top official sources told. The discontinued packages include renal angioplasty with single stent (medicated) and eversion of hydrocele sac unilateral.