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At a clip erstwhile the Primary Health Centre (PHC) doctors are continuing their strike, the Andhra Pradesh Speciality Hospitals’ Association (ASHA) has announced discontinuation of each aesculapian services being provided astatine empanelled hospitals crossed the State, nether Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva, from Friday.
There are much than 600 web hospitals successful the State, providing cashless attraction to radical belonging to economically backward sections.
A connection released to the media connected Thursday said that the empanelled hospitals were not successful a presumption to proceed providing healthcare services to the nationalist arsenic the authorities had not yet released funds to screen the expenses incurred by these hospitals nether the scheme.
ASHA vice-president S.V.L. Narayana Rao said the outpatient and exigency services would beryllium stopped from Thursday midnight.
He said that they would not nonstop distant a diligent successful need, adding that they would stabilise the patients and notation them to the nearest authorities hospital, oregon they would supply attraction without applying the benefits of Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva scheme.
The association, successful the statement, says much than ₹2,700 crore was owed to the empanelled (or network) hospitals successful the State. “As months pass, the magnitude conscionable keeps increasing. Despite our appeals, the State authorities has not taken immoderate measurement towards clearing the dues,” the connection says.
The association, successful its missive to Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav and NTR Vaidya Seva Trust connected September 25, announced that each services would beryllium stopped successful the web hospitals from October 10 if the dues were not cleared.
The members said they would not travel for immoderate treatment until the archetypal assured sum of ₹670 crore was released.
K. Vijay Kumar, president of the association, said since the assured magnitude had not been released, they had nary enactment but to halt each services. The relation members person met respective nationalist representatives and District Collectors since September 25, but to nary avail, helium added.
The relation has requested the State authorities to marque alternate arrangements to guarantee that the nationalist is not inconvenienced by the decision.
