Koppal: Even within the Ayushman Bharat scheme, which is intended to reimburse the expenses for surgeries of poor patients at private hospitals, money has been siphoned, and a private hospital doctor has been found to have siphoned 16,000 rupees for a surgery; the case has come to light only recently.
The Ayushman Bharat scheme has been implemented to provide treatment to patients at private hospitals when government hospitals lack specialists, but there are incidents in the district where doctors at private hospitals are trying to make money under this scheme. Under the scheme, selected patients are to receive free treatment up to around 5 lakh rupees. The entire cost will be borne by the government for private hospitals. Private hospital doctors in the district are reportedly providing treatment under the scheme, extracting funds from the government while also siphoning money from the public. Such cases have come to light in Gangavati city. Read this too: A Aryan Khan controversy—Aryan Khan’s defiance shown to the crowd, Jamir’s son explains details.
Doctors at the prestigious Mallikarjun Multispeciality Hospital in Gangavathi, Koppal district, under the Ayushman Bharat scheme performed kidney stone surgery for a patient selected under the scheme and siphoned 16,000 rupees. Read this too: Belagavi Session – Congress Legislative Party meeting on D-9.
Lalita, a volunteer worker from Gangavathi city, was suffering from kidney stone problems. Due to a shortage of specialists at the government sub-district hospital, she went for treatment at Mallikarjun Multispeciality Hospital on Compli Road in the city. The hospital admitted the patient under the Ayushman Bharat scheme for surgery and performed the operation at 5:00 PM on September 7, 2024. At the time of admission, hospital staff took 5,000 rupees from the patient. After the surgery, it was claimed that medicines used for the surgery were purchased, and 6,000 rupees were collected. Finally, at the time of leaving home, another 5,000 rupees was taken as remaining bill. In total, 16,000 rupees were taken in three installments, and the hospital sent the patient away without providing any bill. Read this too: BJP criticizes the CM and CM, with DK Shivakumar presenting an affidavit pointing out the BJP’s remarks about the election.