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Source<\/strong>: The post New Cashless Scheme for Accident Victims has been created, based on the article \u201cUniversal healthcare is a must for Viksit Bharat<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cLive mints<\/strong>\u201d on 7th May 2024.<\/p>\n UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper 2-Governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health.<\/p>\n News<\/strong>: This article discusses the Indian government’s plan to provide up to 1.5 lakh rupees of cashless emergency care for road accident victims<\/strong>. This initiative aims to reduce delays and refusals in treatment while ensuring accessible, prompt, and reliable healthcare services. New Cashless Scheme for Accident Victims<\/strong><\/p>\n For details information on Road Accidents in India<\/strong> read this Article here<\/a><\/p>\n Scope<\/strong>: The Indian government’s new scheme provides up to 1.5 lakh rupees of cashless treatment for road accident victims. It ensures one week of hospitalization under the Ayushman Bharat program.<\/p>\n Inclusivity<\/strong>: All accident victims receive coverage regardless of their insurance status.<\/p>\n Funding<\/strong>: Costs are reimbursed through the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund<\/strong>, which initially compensated only hit-and-run victims.<\/p>\n Objective<\/strong>: The scheme aims to reduce treatment delays and refusals while talks with general insurers explore third-party vehicle coverage premium contributions to keep costs low.<\/p>\n For details information on cashless treatment of road accident victims<\/strong> read this Article here<\/a><\/p>\n Urgent Medical Attention: <\/strong>Many lives are lost due to road accidents in India. Immediate care could save lives, but financial uncertainty often causes hospitals to delay treatment.<\/p>\n Payment Confusion: <\/strong>Accident victims are sometimes denied or face delayed treatment while hospitals figure out payment details. Even insured patients wait hours for cashless approval.<\/p>\n Consistent Funding:<\/strong> The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, created in 2022, now covers accident victims and will reimburse costs promptly, reducing confusion over bill payments.<\/p>\n Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n Discuss the significance of the Indian government’s new cashless scheme for road accident victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: The post New Cashless Scheme for Accident Victims has been created, based on the article \u201cUniversal healthcare is a must for Viksit Bharat\u201d published in \u201cLive mints\u201d on 7th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health. News: This article discusses the Indian… Continue reading New Cashless Scheme for Accident Victims<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":294800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[300,212,10501],"class_list":["post-294720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-governance","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-live-mint","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/New-Cashless-Scheme-for-Accident-Victims.webp?fit=1280%2C853&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is the New Cashless Scheme for Accident Victims? <\/strong><\/h2>\n
Why does India need a cashless scheme for accident victims?<\/strong><\/h2>\n