NHA revises health benefit package of AB PM-JAY

The National Health Authority (NHA), the apex body for implementing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) has revised the Health Benefit Package (HBP) Master under the scheme. In the revised version of Health Benefit Package (HBP 2.2), rates of some health packages have been increased by 20 per cent to 400 per cent under PM-JAY. Around, 400 procedure rates have been revised and one new additional medical management package related to black fungus have also been added. According to the NHA, rate revision has been done in the following categories: (i) radiation oncology procedures, (ii) Medical Management procedures like procedure for dengue, acute febrile illness etc., (iii) surgical package treatment for black fungus, (iv) other procedures like right/left heart catheterisation, PDA closure, Arthrodesis, Cholecystectomy, appendicectomy etc. Under medical management procedures, rates for ICU with ventilator has been revised by 100 per cent, rates for ICU without ventilator by 136 per cent, rates for HDU has been revised by 22 per cent while prices for routine ward has been revised by 17 per cent. The HBP 2.2 is expected to be rolled out from November, 2021.