What is Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA Card)?

Keeping track of years of your medical records and ailments is a hectic job. You have to carry it all whenever you have your check-up. If you were to have all this information in one place which is available with one click, wouldn't that be perfect? The Indian government brought a solution for this.

The Ayushman Bharat Health Account or ABHA Card is a digital card that has all the information about your tests, diagnoses, illness, past medical treatments, health insurance policy, etc.

Read on to find out more about it.

What is an ABHA Card?

Ayushman Bharat Health Account (previously known as the Ayushman Bharat Health ID) is an efficient way of keeping a record of all your past and present medical treatments. Launched in 2021, the ABHA card provides Indian citizens with a digital ID which has a fourteen-digit identification number. This health ID can be generated using your registered mobile number or AADHAR Card. It will contain your medical records of every hospital, clinic, treatment, as well as your details of health insurance and claims.

The NHA (National Health Authority), a division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, introduced the ABHA card as part of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana. The Ayushman Bharat Health account will serve as a digital platform for you and your family to establish basic health data, according to the Indian government.

The ABHA card is unique and free of cost to all people.

What are its Benefits?

There are many benefits of the ABHA Card. Some of them are listed below:-

• You will have full access to all your health checkup reports, medical records, your diagnoses, and prescriptions on one platform.
• Since all your documents and records are available on one platform, this will help you claim health insurance benefits and buy health insurance online.
• The ABHA Card will help you keep your health records in one place, even if you migrate to a different city or state.
• It also gives you access to all the doctors and all private and government medical facilities available all over the country. For this, you have full access to Healthcare Professional Registry (HPR) and Health Facility Registry (HFR).
• It also valid for Ayurvedic, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy treatments as well.

Documents Required

The majority of online registrations for ABHA membership do not need the submission of any physical documents. To create your ABHA ID, you may need to provide the following documents such as:

• Mobile phone number
• AADHAR card number
• PAN number, and
• The number on the driving licence (only for generating an enrollment number)

How Can You Apply for Your ABHA Card?

The Ayushman Bharat health account has been launched by the government to make your life easier. To generate your personal ABHA Card, you can use your AADHAR card, driving licence, PAN card and your mobile number.

Using AADHAR Card

You may apply for this plan by following the instructions listed below to get all of its advantages. (This one is done by using your AADHAR card.)

Step 1:

Visit the ABHA website to start the process.

Step 2:

Tap the icon that says 'Create your ABHA now'.

Step 3:

In the next step, you can click on 'Generate via Aadhar'.

Step 4:

You need to enter your AADHAR number or use your virtual ID.

Step 5:

Scroll down the webpage to find the 'I Agree' option.

Step 6:

Fill the Captcha that appears and then click 'Submit'.

Step 7:

Now, enter the mobile number that you use frequently. Click 'Submit'.

Step 8:

You will receive an OTP on the number that you have entered and click on 'Submit'.

Step 9:

All the information you have filled with your AADHAR details will appear. You can proofread all of it. Tap the 'Submit' button.

Step 10:

You will also get an option to create an ABHA address, which is similar to your email ID.

Step 11:

After you complete all these steps, you can download your ABHA card.

Who Can Get an ABHA Card and Why?

Anybody who has a valid AADHAR card, driving licence and/or PAN card can get an ABHA card.

When the entire nation is following 'Digital India', it is only necessary that the healthcare industry also joins in. A rapid increase in the digitisation of the healthcare industry is seen in the past few years. It has led to easier storage, access, and assessment of healthcare and medical information.

Many organisations offer this method, but it is cumbersome to familiarise yourself with most of them. Therefore, the government of India has made this standard platform that is uniform all over the nation. The main goal of this program is to standardise easy access and storage of medical information for every individual in all different states. This is popularly known as National Digital Health Ecosystem (NDHE). You only have to give the concerned individuals your ABHA ID, and they would have access to all your medical history.

Why Do You Need it?

It is a difficult task to manage your reports of medical history and carry them with you every time you have to go to the doctor. Not to mention, it is equally hard to keep track of all your illnesses. With ABHA, you have easy access to everything at your fingertips.

You can go to the doctors, and they can check your medical history easily and efficiently. It saves time, and you do not need to worry about wrong information. Doctors can prescribe medicines according to your health condition. It saves up their energy too. Share your ABHA ID with your trusted medical professionals to get an oral regular check-up too.

Moreover, you can carry this information to your health insurers. If you are looking to buy the best health insurance for yourself, all this knowledge will come in handy. You can easily share your ABHA ID number and your insurers will gain all the medical history they need to know about your health insurance premium.

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