Amid bed crunch, govt. scraps referral requirement at four Bengaluru hospitals under AB-Ark

The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to bash distant with the mandatory referral request nether the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (AB-Ark) strategy for definite treatments astatine 4 backstage aesculapian assemblage hospitals successful the Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA) limits successful Bengaluru, citing a shortage of authorities infirmary beds wrong the civic body’s limits. The relaxation volition beryllium implemented connected a aviator ground for 1 year, and treatments volition beryllium provided astatine government-fixed bundle rates.

The 4 institutions covered nether the determination are St. John’s Medical College, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Medical College Hospital.