Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme launched in Arunachal

The Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS), a promise made by the ruling Congress in its election manifesto, was formally launched today with activation of smart card issued to beneficiaries by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki here.
The scheme was aimed at providing cashless treatment to the people of the state by giving an amount of Rs two lakh coverage of almost all categories of diseases as specified in the empowered committee approved and notified list of diseases.
"People can avail free treatment at all empanelled government and private hospitals located in the state and other parts of the country," Tuki said.

Reimbursement facility for one way transportation (from the patient's residence to hospital) to the tune of Rs 50,000 to the beneficiary would be paid if the head of the family dies in the hospital due to an accident, he said.
"There is also provision of payment of Rs 100 per day up to seven days if the head of the family is admitted to the hospital," the Chief Minister said.
Tuki suggested for constituting monitoring committees at state as well as in district levels for successful implementation of the scheme.

While stressing on team effort and coordination between all stakeholders, he asked the health managers to work with commitment for success of the scheme.

"The scheme, if successfully implemented, will bring a revolutionary change in the health scenario of the state," he said.
An estimated 62 per cent of the total 2,61,614 families in the state have been enrolled under the scheme.
Tuki said the state government had already sanctioned an amount of Rs ten crore as committed money for activation of the insurance scheme and released an amount of Rs 20 lakh for the community health centre at Sagalee to begin with.
Sarat Malakar, the deputy manager of New India Assurance, the implementing agency, said the company has already inked a MoU with all government general hospitals in the state.

Health and family welfare minister Kalikho Pul termed the scheme as a "noble venture" and said it would help people to get hassle-free health care facilities.
"The success of the scheme depends on its implementation and for that there is an urgent need to sensitise the people about the scheme," Pul said.