Chennai sources have stated that Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance scheme (CMCHIS) that provides free treatment to families whose annual income is less than Rs 72,000, has found more takers but the overall awareness remains low as per the recent process evaluation report of the scheme. Meanwhile the overall claims by both men and women beneficiaries under the CMCHIS surged by 38.2% in the last four years.
However, overall awareness among the newly enrolled households regarding eligibility for the scheme is low, because 61% of households had reported that they were not aware of the eligibility conditions. Moreover out of the total 771 hospitals impaneled under the scheme, 616 are private hospitals, but only 12% the eligible population is aware that they could get treatment under the scheme in both impaneled public and private hospitals.
Furthermore sources have stated that 60% of
the eligible people were unaware that only selected disease conditions were
covered under the scheme, 70% did not know that they could get treatment under
the scheme in only impaneled public and private hospitals.
