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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2020; 53(01): 001-003
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710144
Editorial

Plastic Surgery Specialties in Ayushman Bharat Yojana: The Gaping Concerns

Dinesh Kadam
1   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, A J Institute of Medical Sciences, A J Hospital and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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The Ayushman Bharat Yojana is now the frontline health care system of India catering to the most deprived and deserving sections. Nevertheless, the scheme is not without pitfalls. I wish to draw your attention upon why this scheme is tremendously unjust to the specialty of plastic surgery and the needy patients, and why it is self-serving to the other specialties.



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25 April 2020

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