Bills worth Rs 10-12 crore are received under the government’s CGHS every day and all pending bills, including those received, are cleared on a day-to-day basis, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Lok Sabha on Friday.
The health ministry has cleared around Rs 1,446 crore worth of bills under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) between February and July, he said Bills estimated to be worth Rs 1,510 crore have been received under the CGHS in the current financial year (from April 2023 to July 2023) out of which payments made till July 30 are approximately Rs 1,165 crore, the Lower House of Parliament was informed.
“Since, bills of Rs 10-12 crore are received every day, all the pending bills, including those received are cleared, on a day-to-day basis,” Mandaviya said.
The availability of more sanctioning authorities which increased from 35 to 390, aided in processing the credit bills worth Rs 30-35 crore per day. More institutions are submitting empanelment applications, and since April, 90 more hospitals or diagnostic facilities have joined the CGHS panel.
CGHS operates 107 AYUSH facilities, 107 allopathic wellness centers, and 18 polyclinics to provide comprehensive healthcare and provides treatment for cancer care, outside and in-patient care, patients, professional advice, etc.
For CGHS beneficiaries, webinars every 14 days are being organized on health-related topics. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated that 25% of the webinars cover themes from the AYUSH branch of medicine to encourage CGHS clients to understand the benefits of the AYUSH stream of medicine in leading healthy and long lives.