Medical Insurance Scheme for State Employees and Pensioners (abbr. MEDISEP) is an insurance scheme launched by the Government of Kerala to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage to all serving State Government employees and pensioners. The beneficiaries include newly recruited employees and their family, part time employees, all staff of aided schools and colleges and their family, pensioners and their spouses and family pensioners.
The scheme was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala on 1 July 2022. Within six months of its launch, the scheme attracted more than a total of 2.9 million beneficiaries and dependents and a participation of 480 hospitals most of which are located within Kerala. The scheme is envisaged to provide cashless medical assistance with a comprehensive coverage up to ₹3 lakhs per year. The annual premium is ₹4,800 plus 18 per cent GST for the policy period of 2022–24. A monthly premium of ₹500 is being deducted from the salary of June 2022 and pension of July 2022 onward. MEDISEP is being implemented through The Oriental Insurance Company, a public sector insurance company.[1][2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Kerala Govt to roll out MEDISEP scheme for State Government employees from 1st July". All India radio. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ C Maya (14 August 2022). "Medisep meets an unmet need of pensioners". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Dashboard". MEDISEP. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Downloads (GO(P) No 70/22/Fin Dated 23-06-2022 Medisep Scheme Implementation)". MEDISEP. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 14 January 2023.