NEW DELHI: The government has decided to enhance the financial powers delegated to designated Central government-run hospitals from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for providing financial assistance under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi in cases where emergency surgery is to be conducted.
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The RAN, set up in 1997 to provide financial assistance to patients living below poverty line and who are suffering from major life-threatening diseases related to heart, liver, kidney and cancer cases, provides for medical treatment at any of the super specialty government hospitals.
"Revolving funds have been set up in 12 Central government hospitals/institutes and amounts up to Rs 50 lakh is placed at their disposal for providing financial assistance," the health ministry said in a statement.
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This would also mean that only cases for financial assistance beyond Rs 5 lakh would now be required to be referred to the ministry for approval.
"For patients suffering from life-threatening diseases, where time is premium, this would facilitate commencement of treatment of poor patients found prima facie eligible for assistance under the scheme by these hospitals/institutions. This would also enable to curtail the procedural delay for treatment, which would bring relief to thousands of patients annually," the statement said.
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The RAN, set up in 1997 to provide financial assistance to patients living below poverty line and who are suffering from major life-threatening diseases related to heart, liver, kidney and cancer cases, provides for medical treatment at any of the super specialty government hospitals.
"Revolving funds have been set up in 12 Central government hospitals/institutes and amounts up to Rs 50 lakh is placed at their disposal for providing financial assistance," the health ministry said in a statement.
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This would also mean that only cases for financial assistance beyond Rs 5 lakh would now be required to be referred to the ministry for approval.
"For patients suffering from life-threatening diseases, where time is premium, this would facilitate commencement of treatment of poor patients found prima facie eligible for assistance under the scheme by these hospitals/institutions. This would also enable to curtail the procedural delay for treatment, which would bring relief to thousands of patients annually," the statement said.
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