The Maharashtra government has fixed cost of Covid-19 treatment for private hospitals and has classified cities into three categories. Treatment cost in rural districts will be lower than those in urban areas.
Maharashtra govt cracks the whip, caps hospital rates charged to treat COVID-19 patients
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The Maharashtra government on Tuesday cracked the whip on private hospitals, prohibiting them from exorbitantly charging Covid patients. The government has capped hospital rates on the basis of the cities they are located in â Class A or B or C. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed district collectors and municipal commissioners to strictly follow the government directives. Cities have been categorised on the basis of insurance premiums and various allowances. The cost of treatment for patients, especially in rural areas, will be reduced by classifying and fixing the rates of related treatments on the same criteria.
: Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 11:52 PM IST
COVID-19: Treatment for Black Fungus to be covered under two schemes in Maharashtra; families covered under schemes to get health cover of Rs 1.50 lakh
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Given the rising incidence of mucormycosis in the state, treatment for this fungal infection mostly seen in Covid-19 survivors will be covered under the Centreâs Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) and the state governmentâs Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) in Maharashtra. Families covered under these schemes will get health cover of up to Rs 1.50 lakh, said the state government in a notification issued on Tuesday. The scheme will be in force till September 30, 2021.