AYUSH Treatment To Get Insurance Coverage

The 7th CII AYUSH Conclave, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry was held on Friday on the theme “Emerging trends in AYUSH: Unleashing the market potential” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

The conclave has brought together opinion and thought leaders from AYUSH industry, Academicians, Practitioners, Central and State Government Stakeholders, Innovators/start-ups, Medical and Healthcare professionals of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.

The conclave highlighted measures for positioning AYUSH products in global marketplace, demand generation and future scope. It also witnessed discussions on the role of AYUSH in achieving universal health coverage, the entrepreneurship ecosystem of the sector and modern-day perspective on AYUSH.

Padmashri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH draw attention of the stakeholders towards how AYUSH sector has achieved a value of 24 billion in 10 years.

Dr. Batra’s, Global Homoeopathic Federation (GHF) and The Homoeopathic Medical Association of India (HMAI) represented Homoeopathy in the Conclave by Dr.Tushar Mittal, Dr.Sreevals Menon, Dr.Praveen , Dr. Shivang Shrinivasan Mr. S.B.Dangayach and Dr.A.K.Gupta Secretary General HMAI respectively. Dr. Kanwal Sethi, Dr.Poonam Chablani, Dr.Nilanjana Basu and Dr.Rajender Singh were also present .

Dr. Tushar Mittal , Mr. Dangayach and Dr.Sreevals were among the Panelists and share their views.
Dr.A.K.Gupta, Dr. Shivang and Dr.Nilanjana too actively participated by putting questions and suggestions.
Recommendations and a detail work on impact of UHC was sent and also s
Recommendations from Homeopathy to CII

Equitable and equal treatment to all disciplines of Ayush in all the policies. For example, creation of new department or co location of Ayush facilities in all Govt, hospitals under ESIC, AIIMS, CGHS etc. should allow Homeopathy facilities in the same way as Ayurveda and Yoga.
OPD is covered in some policies like of Bajaj. Details of such policies should be analysed and applied to Ayush, especially Homeopathy for allowing OPD coverage
Technology should be deployed in handling insurance products for Ayush and equitable treatment be given to Ayush
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Other thrust areas related to UHC submitted.
(Universal Health Coverage)

Need of equal opportunities for public in a renewed Insurance ecosystem by inclusion of centuries old pluralistic healthcare heritage, and not leaving at odds on Homeopathy as second largest international healthcare option.

Insurance sector to recognize choice of Homeopathy as a safe & economic healthcare solution used either in complementary mode of treatment used with standard medical practices or as Integrative or alternative treatment in place of conventional medicine.

Deep, uniform presence and ever growing statistics of Homeopathy in public healthcare systems in many states and in central government healthcare facilities apart from collegiate and research facilities proves the growing demand.

Coverage for Homeopathy can help access to much more beneficiaries in terms of insurance coverage.

Adoption of digital technology promote more standardized treatment methods in Homoeopathy sector as seen making insurance engagement easier.

Integration of Homeopathy to AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIGITAL MISSION shall streamline beneficiary data and data transfer across different treatment modalities and sectors enabling care, choice’s and coverages easier and free flowing.

Homeopathy strength in Autoimmune Disorders, Pediatrics, Antenatal care, NCDs, Behavioural Disorders etc. shall make its insurance engagement open up more choice’s, satisfaction and appreciation.

A decade and half long engagement of Homeopathy Hospital based care in quality accreditation/NABH-Ayush domain as a regulatable entity exercised across a fair fraction of collegiate hospitals effectively adds to enhanced accountability in insurance adaptation. Entry level accreditation of clinic’s launched as well.

OPD Care predominance in Homeopathy, Drug Safety, Alternative & Complementary engagement possibility with conventional medicine, detoxification possibilities and capability to have Integrable models with Homeopathy in end of life care, all can extend safe choices making Healthcare & Insurance more complete.

Progressive evidence of possibilities of Homeopathy in AMR, extensive solutions in viral diseases, in vitro studies establishing Homeopathy effective in M.D.R.T.B cases can all add value from Homeopathy systematic inclusion in the standard insurance palette.
Mr. Dangayach advocated for the Homoeopathic Nosodes to be tried extensively and can be used akin to Vaccination .

Dr.A.K.Gupta
Secretary General HMAI
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