With limited participation of private sector hospitals, Medisep, the medical insurance scheme for government employees and pensioners, is emerging as a lifeline for pensioners, who constitute around 50% of the population covered by the scheme.
Between July 1 and August 13, Medisep has paid ₹42.90 crore in 12,544 claims, including catastrophic medical expenses.
Of the claim amount settled, ₹1.59 crore were towards catastrophic health packages. In this short period, over 100 cases of knee joint replacement, 13 cases of total hip replacement, three liver transplants, two cases of renal transplant and one case of bone marrow transplant were covered by the scheme.
