India orders integration of two health IDs to facilitate access to unified services

Since April 1, it has become compulsory for Indians to link their Central Government Health Services (CGHS) beneficiary ID with the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) ID.

As Business Standard (BS) reports, the reason for the linkage is to bring together various government health programs onto one consolidated platform.

The CGHS is a government-run program which offers healthcare services to government workers, pensioners and dependents, while the ABHA is a 14-digit ID used for identity verification within India’s healthcare …

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