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Doctor Sounds Alarm on 'Predatory Pricing' In Private Hospitals: "Rs 64,000 For 3-Day Treatment"
The doctor criticised corporate hospital chains for acting as a "financial sinkhole" by inflating medicine prices and prescribing redundant tests.
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Government's Big Move To Check Inflated Hospital Bills Due To Insurers: Report
India plans to bring an existing health insurance claims portal under the finance ministry and insurance regulator to curb overcharging by healthcare providers, a government source told Reuters.
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Overcharging Re 1 From Patients Costs UP Government Hospital Employee His Job
Allegedly charging patients Rs 2 instead of the stipulated fee of Re 1 at a Community Health Centre (CHC) has cost a contractual employee his job here in eastern Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
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75% COVID-19 Patients Were Overcharged By Hospitals, Claims Survey: Report
As many as 75 per cent of COVID-19 patients were overcharged by private hospitals, a survey carried out in Maharashtra has found.
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UP Hospital Sealed For Overcharging Covid Patient
A private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur was sealed by the district administration after it was found to be charging hefty fees to a COVID patient, an official said on Thursday.
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Delhi Can't Turn Blind Eye To Overcharging Of Covid Patients: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the Delhi government cannot "turn a blind eye" to overcharging of COVID-19 patients by private hospitals in the city and directed it to hold a meeting of all stakeholders to arrive at a "realistic" amount so tha
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Will Fix Rates For Covid Treatment In State's Private Hospitals: Shivraj Chouhan
Amid reports that private hospitals are overcharging COVID-19 patients, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will cap the rates of the treatment for patients.
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Maharashtra Minister Warns Private Hospitals Against Overcharging Covid Patients
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday warned private hospitals against overcharging COVID-19 patients by way of deposits and unnecessary tests.
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Maharashtra Giving Hospitals "Unbridled Power" To Fix Prices: High Court
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government if it has a regulatory mechanism in place to ensure that private hospitals and nursing homes in the state don't overcharge for PPE kits and other ancillary items during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Action Against Private Hospitals Overcharging For COVID Treatment: High Court To Telangana Government
The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government to initiate action against those private hospitals allegedly charging excessively for COVID-19 patients in violation of guidelines and beyond the prescribed rates fixed by the government.
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Doctor Sounds Alarm on 'Predatory Pricing' In Private Hospitals: "Rs 64,000 For 3-Day Treatment"
The doctor criticised corporate hospital chains for acting as a "financial sinkhole" by inflating medicine prices and prescribing redundant tests.
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Government's Big Move To Check Inflated Hospital Bills Due To Insurers: Report
India plans to bring an existing health insurance claims portal under the finance ministry and insurance regulator to curb overcharging by healthcare providers, a government source told Reuters.
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Overcharging Re 1 From Patients Costs UP Government Hospital Employee His Job
Allegedly charging patients Rs 2 instead of the stipulated fee of Re 1 at a Community Health Centre (CHC) has cost a contractual employee his job here in eastern Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
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75% COVID-19 Patients Were Overcharged By Hospitals, Claims Survey: Report
As many as 75 per cent of COVID-19 patients were overcharged by private hospitals, a survey carried out in Maharashtra has found.
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UP Hospital Sealed For Overcharging Covid Patient
A private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur was sealed by the district administration after it was found to be charging hefty fees to a COVID patient, an official said on Thursday.
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Delhi Can't Turn Blind Eye To Overcharging Of Covid Patients: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the Delhi government cannot "turn a blind eye" to overcharging of COVID-19 patients by private hospitals in the city and directed it to hold a meeting of all stakeholders to arrive at a "realistic" amount so tha
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Will Fix Rates For Covid Treatment In State's Private Hospitals: Shivraj Chouhan
Amid reports that private hospitals are overcharging COVID-19 patients, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will cap the rates of the treatment for patients.
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Maharashtra Minister Warns Private Hospitals Against Overcharging Covid Patients
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday warned private hospitals against overcharging COVID-19 patients by way of deposits and unnecessary tests.
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Maharashtra Giving Hospitals "Unbridled Power" To Fix Prices: High Court
The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government if it has a regulatory mechanism in place to ensure that private hospitals and nursing homes in the state don't overcharge for PPE kits and other ancillary items during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Action Against Private Hospitals Overcharging For COVID Treatment: High Court To Telangana Government
The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government to initiate action against those private hospitals allegedly charging excessively for COVID-19 patients in violation of guidelines and beyond the prescribed rates fixed by the government.
