GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1450
TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.1.2018
WITHDRAWAL OF EMPANELLED HOSPITALS FROM ECHS
- SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) whether empanelled hospitals in the ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) are withdrawing from the scheme; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) whether Government has received complaints from ex-servicemen regarding non-admission of patients by hospitals demanding advance payments; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by Government against such hospitals?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
SUBHASH BHAMRE
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. 169 Hospitals have not signed / renewed Memorandum of Agreement for more than a period of one year due to following reasons: -
(i) | Low CGHS rates. |
(ii) | No reply to queries raised by ECHS on medical bills which resulted in rejection of bills. |
In addition to above, Medanta Hospital, Gurugram & Max Hospital, Delhi have withdrawn ECHS facilities w.e.f. 1
st November 2017 & 1
st December 2017 respectively. However, Max Hospital, Delhi resumed ECHS facilities later till 31
st December 2017. (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Such complaints are resolved / sorted out by the intervention of ECHS officials. One case of such complaint is as under:
Complaint ID : | 17128-892 (E). |
Complainant : | Raja Santosh, S/o Lt Col T. Raman (Retd), R/o Trichi (Tamil Nadu). |
Date : | 27th November 2017. |
Against Hospital : | Global Health City Hospital, Chennai. |
Regional Centre : | Chennai |
Polyclinic : | Chennai. |
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