Modicare to offer 20% lower rates than CGHS rates Sushm Dey | TNN | Updated: May 24, 2018, 10:14 IST TNN HIGHLIGHTS The health ministry has finalised the rates for 1,354 packages, which will be covered under NHPS.The packages include 23 specialties such as cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, urology and oncology, etc, an official said. NEW DELHI: In a move likely to set new pricing standards for medical procedures in the country, the government-sponsored National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), popularly known as Modicare, will offer common treatments such as coronary bypass, knee transplant and C-section at a rate which is around 15-20% lower than Central Government Health Scheme(CGHS), which provides comprehensive medical care to government servants, pensioners and their dependants. The health ministry has finalised the rates for 1,354 packages, which will be covered under NHPS. The packages include 23 specialties such as cardiology, ophthalmology...