GUWAHATI: Central government has asked states to engage with private players in healthcare sector to improve healthcare infrastructure and to provide critical care facilities to people at affordable rates.
The Health Ministry also stated that some states have already begun doing this and are providing critical care for in-patient admissions.
Agreements have been made at reasonable rates to solve problems such as overcharging by healthcare providers for COVID treatment.
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Further, the Ministry expressed concerns over several reports showing an upward trend in shortage of healthcare infrastructure including well equipped to manage COVID patients.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna package and Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) benefits can also drawn by people at affordable rates.
States have been asked to widely publicize the same for people to benefit from these schemes.
