Medical expenses over Rs 1,000 comes under Arogya Sri

Eluru: Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Alla Nani has said that medical expenses crossing Rs 1,000 will come under YSR Arogya Sri scheme as guaranteed by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Interacting with patients who seek treatment for different diseases here on Thursday, Nani assured that all diseases mentioned in the list of the scheme would be treated in corporate and private hospitals also.

With regard to diseases not covered by Arogya Sri, the patients can avail treatment with the help of Chief Minister's Relief Fund. No poor patient should suffer for want of modern medical treatment, he said.

He warned action against hospitals if they decline to treat any particular disease of patients. He assured the patients not to worry about the treatment as the government was also bringing modern technology in the reach of the poor in hospitals.