About Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS):
- It gives healthcare facilities to registered employees and pensioners of the Central Government of India.
- The enrolled members are provided reimbursement and cashless facilities under this scheme.
- Some of facilities offered under CGHS are: OPD treatment and medication costs, indoor treatment and/or investigations at government or CGHS empanelled hospitals, maternity and child health services and family welfare, medical consultation and dispensing medicines for AYUSH.
- It covers health care under different systems of medicine, such as Allopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda and Unani.
- CGHS beneficiaries can undergo treatment at any empanelled private hospital of their choice.
