Rohtak varsity establishes special cell to clear medical bills

Keeping in view the huge pendency of medical bills, Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (UHS) authorities have established a Medical Reimbursement Cell exclusively to deal with such cases promptly. 

Significantly, it has also introduced an online system to submit the bills to ensure their timely disposal. A three-week deadline for clearing such bills has also been set with the fixing of accountability of officials concerned. 

As per sources, over 400 cases pertaining to medical reimbursement have been lying pending for the past several months while the beneficiaries, including superannuated employees, are compelled either to take round of the university or to approach officials over phone to get them cleared.    

“The move will bring relief to superannuation and working employees of the UHS and the PGIMS-Rohtak as the cell will facilitate timely reimbursement of their medical bills. The cell had to be set up while acting on the complaints about inordinate delay in the reimbursement of medical bills,” said Dr HK Aggarwal, UHS Vice Chancellor. 

He informed that superannuated employees of the UHS and the PGIMS had been residing in different districts of the state. Now, they need not to visit the UHS for the reimbursement of their bills, he added. Their bills would be reimbursed automatically within the deadline of three weeks. Earlier, there was no such provision that led to delay in the disposal of such cases, he added. 

“The cell will be manned by additional staff, including a deputy superintendent, pharmacist and clerk, who will settle all pending medical claims within two months. The cell will provide regular updates on the status of the medical bills to the beneficiaries through email. The officials will submit the progress report of the cell to my office every month,” said Dr Aggarwal. 

He maintained that a stamp would be marked on every medical bill with receiving date and the deadline so that everyone from the receiving clerk to the sanctioning authorities could know the final date of its disposal. 

Director Dr SK Singh, Medical Superintendent Dr Kundan Mittal and Finance Controller Rajesh Kumar Manocha hailed the establishment of the cell stating that it would benefit thousands of employees and ensure the timely payment of their medical bills.