So far, 218 government and 139 private hospitals across Jharkhand are empanelled to the scheme. Once technical formalities are done, treatment of patients under Ayushman Bharat will start. “But we will render our services under Ayushman Bharat only in for poor people.”However, senior manager of Orchid Medical Centre Hriday Laxman said they would wait and watch before signing up for Ayushman Bharat. State health secretary Nidhi Khare said efforts were on to get maximum numbers of private hospital empanelled with the scheme. I am sure more and more private hospitals will get empanelled,” Khare said.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 18:55 UTC