ESIC takes Major Policy Initiatives for better medical services to Workers



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The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has implemented significant policy changes to improve medical services for insured workers and their dependants. These changes include ESIC directly managing all newly constructed hospitals and those approved in the future, unless state governments opt to run them. Additionally, workers in areas without ESIC facilities within a 10km radius can now access outpatient services at ESIC-empanelled or Ayushman Bharat hospitals without a referral, with a streamlined online process for indoor treatment referrals.

Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) during its 183rdMeeting held yesterday under the chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Labour Employment (I/C) has taken several significant decisions to improve its delivery of medical services and other benefits to workers. Medical services to the insured workers and their dependants under the ESI Scheme are provided primarily through hospitals and dispensaries run by the State Governments. There are, at present, arou
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The main goals are to improve the delivery of medical services and other benefits to workers covered under the ESI Scheme.

ESIC will directly run all newly constructed hospitals and those approved in the future, unless a state government specifically requests to manage them.

Yes, in areas where ESIC infrastructure is not available within a 10km radius, beneficiaries can get outpatient services from ESIC-empanelled or Ayushman Bharat hospitals without a referral.

Super speciality services in cardiology, nephrology, urology, and oncology will be strengthened in select ESIC hospitals in Delhi/NCR and will be extended to other ESIC hospitals gradually.

ESIC has extended the relaxed conditions and enhanced benefit of 50% of average daily earnings for up to 90 days under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for another six months, until 30th June 2021.

ESIC will engage Hospital Managers with specialisations in hospital management or administration for ancillary activities in ESIC hospitals across the country.




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