Rohtak, Jan. 28 -- The Haryana chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has threatened to stop treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme at hospitals in the state from February 3, if their pending reimbursements are not released by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government. This decision comes after the state government failed to release pending payments, despite chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini's order to do so.

According to IMA functionaries, services are likely to be impacted in nearly 600 private hospitals due to delayed reimbursements. IMA Haryana secretary Dhirender K Soni said the state government has only released 15 percent of the total amount of Rs.450 crore to the hospitals so far, adding that the Hary...