Guwahati, June 22 -- Reported by Avik Chakraborty

Dibrugarh: Hundreds of dialysis patients, relatives, and local residents blocked the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) road on Monday, voicing strong opposition to a state government decision to withdraw cashless dialysis coverage from private empanelled hospitals from July 1.

The protest was triggered by a notification from the state government.

The order removes chronic haemodialysis, acute haemodialysis, permanent tunnelled catheter placement, and peritoneal dialysis from the ambit of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the Ayushman Asom-Mukhya Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AA-MMJAY) in private facilities.

Protesters argued that the policy shift w...