Maharashtra adds PET-CT scan coverage to MJPJAY and Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY cancer packages

Key facts

• PET-CT scans, essential for cancer detection, disease staging and treatment monitoring, will now be covered under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) in Maharashtra.
• Maharashtra's Public Health Department issued a Government Resolution adding PET-CT scans as an additional diagnostic procedure under 63 cancer treatment packages.
• For 13 specific types of cancer, the PET-CT scan has also been included as a standalone or primary diagnostic procedure.
• The decision is expected to reduce the financial burden on cancer patients who previously paid for the expensive test themselves.