The 8th meeting of the Mizoram State Health Care Society (MSHCS) governing body chaired by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla at his office today agreed to revive the suspended Mizoram Health Care Scheme by merging it with the centrally-sponsored RSBY (Rashtriya Swasthya Birna Yojana).
Both the MHCS and RSBY will function under one third party administrator and one insurance company.
The RSBY scheme aims at providing health insurance cover to below poverty line of Rs 30,000 floater per family per year.
Under the modified MHCS, a BLP family will pay a premium of Rs 100 to get a health care cover of Rs one lakh floater per family per year.
An Above Poverty Line (APL) family, on the other hand, will pay a premium of Rs 500 for health care cover of Rs one lakh floater per year. However, in critical illnesses, the floater may be extended up to Rs three lakh.
The Chief Minister remains chairman of the Mizoram Health Care Society while the health minister is a co-chairman and chief secretary the vice chairman. Secretary to the health department is made member secretary.
Other members include secretaries to the state government, finance, RD, UD and PA, law and judicial department, director of health services, director of hospital and medical education.
Presidents of influential NGOs are made non-official members.