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PANAJI
After over one year of the implementation of its flagship scheme Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY), Government has begun the process of reviewing the scheme.
As of now, the team which is reviewing the scheme has learnt that nearly 140 procedures of the 447 listed in the DDSSY scheme have not been carried out, neither at private nor at government-run hospitals.
The State Government may delist some of these procedures or may even add a few more which have higher pocket expenses.
Speaking to ‘The Goan Everyday', DDSSY Consultant Dr Balakrishna Vassant Pai said, "When we started with the process of reviewing the scheme, it was learnt that DDSSY cards had not been used for nearly 140 procedures, neither at government-run nor at private hospitals. But there could be a possibility that these procedures have been conducted at Government hospitals and DDSSY cards not been used. So we are not going through each and every procedure thoroughly."
Once these procedures are reviewed, nearly 50 per cent of the procedures may be deleted from the scheme and few new
procedures may be added for the benefit of the public.
"There are few procedures related to neonatal, neurosurgery and skin which may be deleted as they have not been conducted at all. However, few others which are commonly conducted and the pocket expenses of which are high will be added to the scheme," he informed adding that a team of heads of various departments of Goa Medical College and Hospital and Health Department officials has been forced to suggest to the State Government on addition and deletion of various procedures.
"We also expect that maximum of Goans register under the scheme so that the scheme is utilised to the fullest. Secondly, the State Government has made it mandatory for Goans to use their DDSSY cards at the four government-run hospitals. The same money received from the insurance company in the form of claims can be pumped into the system to improve healthcare facilities," informed Pai.
Currently, under the scheme, 17,500 claims have been settled by the insurance company. Of these 3,542 procedures have been conducted at government-run hospitals including GMC; while 13,958 have been conducted at various private hospitals empanelled under the scheme.
As far as government-run hospitals are concerned, the insurance company has paid nearly As 22 crore to GMC for 3,007 procedures. Interestingly, of the RS 22 crore, RS 16 crore have been paid for the cardiac-related procedures.
