New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- In a bid to encourage more corporate hospitals to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), the National Health Authority (NHA) has revised the Health Benefits Package (HBP) by introducing a tiered incentive system to make package rates more attractive and viable for private sector healthcare providers.

Under the new plan, corporate hospitals in tier-I cities will receive a 10% incentive over and above the reimbursement of the cost of treatment, with an additional 15% for those fully accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH).

In tier-II and III cities, hospitals will receive a 5% incentive and an additional incentive if they are NABH qualifi...