Centre and States Chart Roadmap for Next Phase of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and ABDM at NHA National Review Meeting

📌 Summary:

• National Health Authority (NHA) began a two-day National Review Meeting (Chintan Shivir) on Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in New Delhi
• AB PM-JAY has delivered cashless treatment worth over ₹1.91 lakh crore via 37,000+ empanelled hospitals — the world's largest health assurance scheme
• ABDM has created 94 crore+ ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) numbers and linked 100 crore+ health records
• NHA released its Annual Report and Compendiums of Guidelines (District Implementation Unit, Beneficiary Empowerment, Hospital Empanelment) to strengthen standardisation and delivery
• New digital initiatives — Aarogya Setu 2.0, Ayushman App, and NHCX (National Health Claims Exchange) — announced to accelerate ABDM adoption; AI and data-driven governance to enhance clinical governance, claims management and programme integrity

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — health governance, universal health coverage, digital health infrastructure and Centre-State collaboration in welfare delivery.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• ABHA = Ayushman Bharat Health Account; NHCX = National Health Claims Exchange
• AB PM-JAY runs under the National Health Authority, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
• Cumulative cashless treatment: ₹1.91 lakh crore+; 94 crore+ ABHA numbers created

🔑 Key Term: ABDM — Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, creating a national digital health ecosystem via unique health IDs and interoperable health records.