Manipal Arogya Card Scheme-2011 launched

July 9, 2011
Mangalore, July 9: Manipal Arogya Card has completed 10 years of its services to the community, this is the 11th year. The annual scheme is Manipal University's social initiative to provide quality health care at affordable cost to large section of society. The membership is open from June 11 to July 31, 2011.

Manipal Arogya Card enables a member to avail large benefits by way of discounts on in-patient and out-patient treatment in various networked hospitals under Manipal Health Enterprises.

Briefing the media persons about the benefits of the scheme, Dr Anand Venugopal, Deputy Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle, said the scheme could be any one by paying a membership fee of Rs 250 for an individual and Rs 500 for a family including children below 21.

“Anybody can obtain membership and receive the investment back as concessions in only two or three usages of the card,” he said.

As per the scheme, an add-on card is also available for parents who have primary card under the family card scheme for Rs 100/- per parent. For renewal card, 10 per cent discount on membership fee is offered.

Mr Venugopal said the consultation with any specialist or super specialist doctors, any number of times, during the year by paying only 50 per cent of the consultation fee is most attractive benefit for out-patients.

“20 per cent discount on diagnostics and laboratory investigations give considerable relief to patients. There is a 10 per cent rebate on medicines purchased from hospital pharmacy with prescriptions. There is a flat 25 per cent concession on the patient bill (excluding consumables) for any number of times during the year and 10 per cent concession on medicines purchased from pharmacy,” he explained.

Applications for the scheme is available at all networked hospitals under Manipal Health Enterprises and Syndicate Bank branches of Mangalore, Udupi, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada, Davangere, Chitradurga, Chikmaglur, Kodagu and in North Kerala-Kannur and Kasargod districts.

Dr M V Prabhu, Associate Dean, KMC Mangalore, Dr Madhusudan Upadya and Deputy Medical Superintendent, KMC Hospital Attavar were also present.

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