You won’t have to spend a single penny from your pocket! Know which treatments and tests are absolutely free in government hospitals

Free Treatment In Government Hospitals: Due to continuously increasing diseases, the cost of treatment has also increased a lot. In such a situation, it is not possible for every person to bear the huge expenses of expensive private hospitals. This is the reason why many people turn to government hospitals for treatment. However, even today a large number of people are unaware of which treatments are absolutely free in government hospitals. Therefore, if you are also thinking of going to a government hospital, then definitely get complete information in advance about the free facilities and treatment available there.

Will we have to pay for doctors and medicines?

When you get treatment in a government hospital, you do not have to pay any money for doctor’s fees or OPD prescription. Necessary medicines prescribed by the doctor are also available free of cost from the medical store of the hospital. However, the only condition for this is that the medicine should be available in the hospital’s stock at that time.

Lab tests are free

• No money is taken from patients for lab tests in government hospitals.
• Under this, urine test, blood test and stool test are done absolutely free.
• Not only this, on the advice of the doctor, major and important tests like X-ray, ECG and ultrasound are also done for the patients in the hospital without any cost.

Major tests are also done for free in some hospitals.

If needed, expensive and modern tests like CT Scan and MRI are also done absolutely free in the major and big government medical colleges and hospitals of the country. However, this advance facility depends on which hospital you are in and what rules and arrangements have been made by the state government there.

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get benefit from government scheme

If you have eligibility for Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY) card or any other health scheme of the state government, then you can get huge benefits. According to the terms of the scheme, if you are admitted to the hospital, you can get cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. This reduces the financial burden on your family during illness to a great extent.