Jammu, April 8 -- Pvt Hospitals threaten to suspend scheme benefits from April 15
Unpaid dues since 2025 push healthcare providers to brink
Jammu Tawi, Apr 7: Private hospitals and dialysis centres empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat-Sehat Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir have threatened to suspend services under the flagship health insurance programme from April 15, citing prolonged non-payment of dues and an acute shortage of medical supplies.
A member of Private Hospitals & Dialysis Centres Association said that payments from the State Health Agency have remained pending for months-some dating back to July 2025 and, in certain cases, even as far back as 2021-despite hospitals having already delivered critical treatments, including su...