Southern Regional Review Meeting to Discuss Progress of ABPM-JAY and ABDM

Current Context: National Health Authority(NHA) organized ‘Ayushman Sangam’ which is a Southern Regional Review Meeting to discuss the progress and implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in the Southern States and UTs.

• It was organized in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.
• The new version of Health Benefits Package (HBP) 2022 under AB PM-JAY was launched in which 365 new procedures have been added and differential pricing has been introduced based upon the type of city and level of care.
• Patient classification systems have been introduced by - ICD-11 (International classification of disease) and ICHI (International Classification of Health Intervention) for the AB PM-JAY scheme.
• The pilot launch of Diagnosis Related Grouping (DRG) was done in 5 states - Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Meghalaya.

Question:

Q.1 National Health Authority(NHA) organized ‘Ayushman Sangam’ to discuss the progress and implementation of AB PM-JAY in the Southern States in which city?
a. Mahabalipuram
b. Chennai
c. Hyderabad
d. Coorg