Claims under Ayush - an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy - rose to ₹78 crore in 2023 from ₹9 crore in 2016.
New Delhi: The has asked insurance providers to introduce for patients seeking and said it expects to expand as the are standardised.Claims under Ayush - an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy - rose to ₹78 crore in 2023 from ₹9 crore in 2016.
"We are building the on the pillars of transparency, standardisation and scientific approach," Rajesh Kotecha, secretary - , said at an event Monday.
The treatment guidelines help to standardise treatment plans, making it easier for to weed out fake claims. The ministry has also released, for the first time, for using an integrated approach.
"The guidelines were reviewed by allopathic doctors and professors of orthopaedics giving it a scientific hue and we are working on guidelines for ," added the secretary.
The () directed all insurance providers to consider Ayush treatment on a par with other treatments in January this year, providing with different treatment options.
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