Public-private partnership.

摘要

Andhra Pradesh launched the Rajiv Arogyasri Scheme on 1 April 2007, and expanded it to cover the entire state in July 2008. Families with an annual income below Rs 75 000 are insured for Rs 150 000 by the government against diseases needing hospitalization and surgery, including those of the heart, diseases requiring neurosurgical treatment, renal failure, cancer, burns and poly trauma not caused by motor vehicle accidents. The government pays Rs 330 per family as premium. An extensive list of 389 surgical and 144 medical conditions was drawn up after discussions between 30 groups of doctors and the management of many private hospitals, and rates of reimbursement for the different conditions were fixed. Only inpatient treatment is covered, though I found that haemodialysis is offered on an outpatient basis. Of interest to me, renal transplantation is also covered. The policy was offered by insurance companies and the premium was paid by the government-320 hospitals in the private sector and 30 government hospitals have been recognized for such treatment.