Study finds beneficiaries under PM-JAY in four southern states have paid from their pocket for COVID-19 treatment
The Hindu
An estimated 3 lakh patients from Tamil Nadu had to fund hospitalisations through personal savings or borrowings, the study revealed
A study on the efficacy of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY scheme) in the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Kerala and Tamil Nadu, has found that a sizeable population covered under the programme bore hospitalisation expenses for COVID-19 treatment from personal funds or borrowings.
As of August 2021, an estimated 85% of the 26 crore population in the four states (over 20 crore) is covered under the scheme. In Tamil Nadu as much as 98% of the population and in Kerala 58% of the eligible population is covered. Also, in the four states around 95 lakh beneficiaries are authorised for hospital admission under the scheme.