Treatment of COVID-19 and dengue included in AB-PMJAY

Laboratory tests and treatment for COVID-19 infection are both under health benefit packages for COVID-19.

  • Updated On Dec 7, 2021 at 07:00 PM IST
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The government has included treatment of COVID-19 and dengue under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Laboratory tests and treatment for COVID-19 infection are both under health benefit packages for COVID-19. The tests for COVID-19 reimbursement level package is as per the ICMR guidelines.

Treatment of vector borne diseases like dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, dengue shock syndrome would be included in the health benefit package under AB-PMJAY.
  • Published On Dec 7, 2021 at 07:00 PM IST
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