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Ayushman Bharat claims slump as much as 78% in May during lockdown
NEW DELHI : Pre-authorisation claims under the government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme were down by as much as 78% in May as compared to the pre-lockdown month of February, indicating that fewer people enrolled under the scheme were able to visit hospitals for treatment.The worst hit segment was respiratory disease where the number of claims were just 7,468 as compared to over 34,000 in February, while that for cancer, cardiology and gynaecology procedures, the decline was 38-58%, data from the National Health Authority, which runs the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) insurance scheme, showed.The amount claimed under the pre-authorisation also showed a similar trend, down by 38-72% from February for the four