New Delhi, June 3 -- Punjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana (MMSY) has enabled a 37-year-old Bathinda resident to undergo a specialised cardiac procedure without bearing the financial burden typically associated with such treatment, highlighting the growing role of publicly funded health insurance schemes in expanding healthcare access.

Gurpreet Kaur was diagnosed with an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), a congenital heart condition involving a hole between the upper chambers of the heart. Medical experts warned that the condition could lead to severe complications if left untreated.

Doctors at AIIMS Bathinda performed a catheter-based intervention to close the defect using a septal occluder device. The treatment was covered under the state's cas...