Andhra Pradesh is the first state to bring Covid-19 treatment under the ambit of Aarogyasri. It has also added post-Covid treatment and black fungus treatment under the scheme. Preparing for the third wave, several paediatric treatment and surgical procedures have been recently added to Aarogyasri.
About 35 lakh people have benefited as of date under the scheme since its roll out in 2007. About 1.6 lakh Covid-19 patients availed of treatment under the scheme since the onset of the pandemic in March last year, which cost the exchequer Rs 450 crore.
From December, 2019 to November, 2020, about Rs 266 crore was provided as postoperative sustenance allowance to 4,38,924 cases. About 130 superspecialty hospitals in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai have been empanelled as Aarogyasri Network hospitals.