Dimapur, Feb. 10 -- The empanelled private hospitals in Nagaland will halt health services under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) from February 15 until all pending claims are cleared.

The decision to this effect was taken by the Nagaland Private Doctors Association (NPDA) at an emergency meeting on February 8, sources said on Monday.

Voicing strong criticism against the Nagaland Health Protection Society (NHPS) and Future General Insurance (FGI) for failing to honour the terms of their memorandum of understanding with the Empanelled Health Care Providers (EHCPs), the NPDA accused them of misleading the public and unjustly blaming the doctors and healthca...