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National Health Authority(NHA)

October 17, 2019
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Source: PM-JAY website

About NHA

  • It is the apex body responsible for implementing India’s flagship public health insurance/assurance scheme ‘Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’.
  • National Health Authority is the successor of National Health Agency, which was functioning as a registered society since 23rd May, 2018.
  • Pursuant to Cabinet decision for full functional autonomy, National Health Agency was reconstituted as the National Health Authority on 2nd January 2019, under Ga
  • NHA is governed by a Governing Board chaired by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare. 
  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO), an officer in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India manages its affairs.

Functions of NHA

  • Formulation of various operational guidelines related to PM-JAY, model documents and contracts to ensure standardization and interoperability
  • Determine the central ceiling for premium (or maximum central contribution for trusts) per family per year to be provided to the States/UTs and review it from time to time, based on the field evidence and actuarial analysis
  • Develop, and enforce compliance with, standards for treatment protocols, quality protocols, minimum documentation protocols, data sharing protocols, data privacy and security protocols, fraud prevention and control including penal provisions etc.
  • Develop mechanisms for strategic purchasing of health care services through PM-JAY, so as to get best return on Government’s investment. 
  • Set up systems and processes for convergence of PM-JAY with other health insurance/assurance schemes. This will include schemes being implemented by both State and Central Governments. 
  • National Health Authority will also develop a pathway to converge PM-JAY with schemes targeting both formal and informal sector workers
  • Build a state of the art health information technology ecosystem with requisite foundational components on which PM-JAY and other health systems can be hosted/linked(with consultation of MeitY)
  • Explore options including ways to link PM-JAY with the larger health care system, especially primary care, in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI
  • Work closely with Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority on development and implementation of Health Insurance Regulations targeting insurance companies, Third Party Administrators, hospitals and other stakeholders
  • Effective implementation of PM-JAY across the country and its regular monitoring including taking course corrections actions, as and when required
  • Coordination with various State Governments on a regular basis for implementation of PM-JAY
  • Capacity building of State Health Agencies and other stakeholders continuously
  • Carrying out awareness activities for informing beneficiaries and other stakeholders about the scheme
  • Prevention, detection and control of frauds and abuse
  • Grievance redressal for all the stakeholders at various levels
  • Set up an efficient monitoring system for the scheme
  • Stimulate cross learning, sharing of best practices amongst States and documentation of these practices
  • Ensure interoperability, standardization, and convergence amongst schemes of Central Ministries
  • Conduct and facilitate policy relevant research and evaluation studies including knowledge sharing and information dissemination at national and international level
  • Develop strategic partnerships and collaboration with Central and State Governments, other public and private institutions including not-for-profit institutions, banks, insurance companies, academic institutions including universities, missions, think tanks, and other national and international bodies of repute in areas relevant to the objectives of PM-JAY
  • Generate evidence for the policy makers from schemes’ data and other research/evaluations so as to facilitate evidence-based decision making and policy formulation by the Government.
  • Act as apex body for State Health Agencies that have been set up to implement PM-JAY
  • Take any decision related to the implementation of the scheme, recruitment rules and hiring of staff, disbursement of grant-in-aid to the States, and issue relevant directions from time to time, as required

 

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