Patients visiting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run hospitals will soon be able to avail cashless treatment through the Integrated Patients Healthcare Scheme Assistance (IPHSA) system, the civic body announced on Friday.

Currently, major and peripheral civic hospitals, along with dispensaries under the public health department, provide medical services primarily through the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) and the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJY). With the rollout of IPHSA, the Mumbai civic body plans to extend the benefits of Central and state government healthcare schemes to cover more treatments, including surgeries, free of cost.