Free treatment under Sehat Card suspended in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, free treatment under the Sehat Card programme has been suspended once again, as the insurance company informed the panel hospitals.

In an official announcement released by the insurance company, it was stated that starting today, new patients will no longer receive free treatment under the health card scheme.

According to sources from the health department, this decision has been made temporarily due to the ongoing financial crisis in the province.

Several major hospitals in the province had already discontinued free treatment under the health card scheme due to outstanding payments.

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Consequently, new admissions for treatment under the health card programme have been halted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The insurance company has issued directives to the panel hospitals in Peshawar, officially confirming the cessation of new admissions for treatment under the Sehat Card scheme, effective immediately.