Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Some empanelled hospitals have stopped providing services in the recent past citing reasons of delayed payments, excessive deductions and low CGHS rates. 384 empanelled facilities have not renewed Memorandum of Agreement with ECHS till date. 69 empanelled facilities have rejoined after establishment of online billing system by ECHS.
 Actions like issuance of show cause notice, issuance of ‘stop referral’ pending investigations have been carried out against such defaulting hospitals. The hospitals have refunded the amount in most of the cases. Details of action taken against the hospitals are as under:
| (i) | Disempanelled | – | 01 |
| (ii) | Stop Referral | – | 25 |
| (iii) | Panel Deductions | – | 02 |
| (iv) | Warnings | – | 04 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Rajeshbhai Chudasama in Lok Sabha today.
PIB
Echs is functioning as welfare measure to ESM. But empanelled hospitals are functioning on commercial line. Controling auth of these two est are different. Money is primary for treatment. There is conflict of interest in money payment.