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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A private hospital with NABH accreditation under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) scheme has finally shut down due to financial crisis. The closure of the hospital has reiterated the fact that the RSBY scheme is not a viable option for smaller hospitals.“When a hospital offers treatment only for RSBY patients it is almost like cashless treatment. There is no government support for hospitals under the RSBY scheme. Hence, we are also concerned about signing the pact to implement Ayushman scheme, said Dr Ramaraju. N Ashok Kumar, executive director of CHIAK, nodal agency of RSBY, said he was unaware of the hospital facing such a crisis..