Telangana’s health insurance schemes, including Aarogyasri, EHS and Aarogya Bhadrata, face a crisis due to pending payments. Hospitals demand Rs 1500 crore

Hyderabad: Telangana’s flagship health insurance schemes, including the prestigious Aarogyasri , Employee Health Scheme (EHS) for government employees and Aarogya Bhadrata for police personnel, are on the verge of collapse.

A mounting debt crisis, caused by the State Government’s constant inability to clear pending medical bills and provide full support, has left the health insurance schemes unable to deliver proper quality healthcare to beneficiaries.

On Friday, the flagship health insurance scheme received another jolt with reports that the Aarogya Bhadrata scheme has been stopped for private hospitals, with NIMS being selected

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