2. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session the student gain
knowledge about health schemes of the
country and apply that in the field of
community health nursing
3. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session the group will be able
to
• Define the health scheme in India
• List down the need of health insurance
• Explain the purpose of heal insurance
• Discuss the type of health schemes in India
• Explain the role of nurse in health scheme.
4. DEFINITION
Health insurance programme, people who have
the risk of a certain event contribute a small
amount (premium) towards a health insurance
fund. This fund is then used to treat patients
who experience that particular event (e.g.
hospitalization
5. OBJECTIVES
Health insurance programme have two main
objectives:
• To increase the access to health care
• To protect the employees from high medical
expenses at the time of illness.
6. HEALTH SCHEME IN INDIA
IT IS MAINLY CLASSIED INTO FOUR
• Mandatory Health Insurance schemes
The two mandatory government run schemes
includes:
Central Government Health Schemes(CGHS)
Employee’s state insurance scheme(ESIS
• Employer based scheme
The railways ,defense and security forces provides
medical benefits to the employees
Voluntary Health Insurance Schemes Or Private For
Profit Scheme
8. EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE
SCHEME
• Started in the year 1948
• programme provides health care to industrial
labors and their families
• money is contributed by the management as
well as the employees.
• It extends the whole India
9. BENEFICIARIES
• Non –power using factories employing ten or
more persons.
• Power using factories employing ten or more
persons
• Road transport establishments
• Cinemas and theaters
• Hotels and restaurants
• shops
14. CONTRIBUTION
• Employer - 4.75 percent of the total wages
• Employee - 1.75 percent of his /her wage
• Sate government - 1/8 th of the total
expenditure of medical care.
• ESI co operation - 7/8 th of the total
expenditure of medical care
• As far the central government is concerned it
supports 2/3 of the administrative expenditure.
15. LIMITAIONS
• Less than half the enrollees use the ESIS
facilities because of the low quality of care
• Many of the staff are not aware of the benefits.
• The employers also do not disseminate the
information to their staff.
• There is duality of control, with both the ESIC
and the State governments trying to establish
superiority
• Poor penetration in rural areas
16. • Act does not include employees of Indian
navy, military or air force; or whose wages
exceed Rs. 15000 or as prescribed by the
Central Government
• To avail of the sickness benefit, the employee
has to have worked for 78 days prior to the
sickness. Similarly, to avail of the maternity
benefit, the woman has to have worked for 70
days prior to the sickness.
18. INTRODUCTION
• For the central government employers
• It was introduced in Delhi in 1954
AIM
• to provide comprehensive health care to the
employees
19. OBJECTIVES
• To give extensive medical facilities too central
government employees and their family
members
• To save the government from heavy expenses
on medical refund.
20. BENIFICERIES
• Central government employees and their family
members
• Members of parliament
• Judge of supreme court and high court
• Freedom fighters
• Pensioners of central government semi
government organizations
• Journalists
• Governors and ex- Vice presidents
21. FACILITIES
• Outdoor treatment facilities in all medical systems
• Emergency services in allopathy system
• Free medication
• Facilities for laboratory tests and radiological tests
• Treatment facilities for serious patients at their home
• Specialist consultation facilities
• Treatment facilities in the government or government
recognized private institutes.
• Facilities for 90 percent advanced payment, in case of
need.