Kerala govt caps charges of COVID treatment in private hospitals ANI | Updated: May 10, 2021 23:45 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the government has issued orders to cap the charges for the treatment of the COVID patients who directly get admitted there. The COVID treatment is already free for the beneficiaries of Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati (KASP) and those referred from government hospitals to private hospitals empanelled by the State Health Agency. The tariff announced today will be applicable for the COVID patients who reach the private hospitals directly. This was necessitated because of the large number of complaints of overcharging and exorbitant billing by such hospitals and the subsequent intervention by the High Court. The rates were finalised after discussions with private hospitals, Kerala CM said.
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May 07, 2021 18:41 IST
“This circular is nearly a year old. The situation has changed,” the court said while adding that hospitals would incur losses if they stuck to the original cap of ₹18,000.
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AAA There is a huge scarcity of bipaps and medicines and the rates have gone up. So this (circular) needs to be revisited and brought to a realistic level so that hospitals are able to follow it, the High Court said.
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“This circular is nearly a year old. The situation has changed,” the court said while adding that hospitals would incur losses if they stuck to the original cap of ₹18,000.
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Hry minister warns private hospitals against overcharging
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Chandigarh, May 3 : Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday that strict action would be initiated against private hospitals found overcharging Covid-19 patients.
He said the rates of beds and other facilities have been fixed for coronavirus patients. Currently, 42 private hospitals in the state are treating Covid patients.
The government has fixed the rates at Rs 10,000 per day for isolation beds in the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) and Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited hospitals, Rs 15,000 for ICU beds without ventilators and Rs 18,000 for ICU beds with ventilators.
Haryana minister warns private hospitals against overcharging
Anil Vij said that rates for conducting Covid tests have also been fixed for private labs at Rs 450 for RT-PCR, Rs 500 for Rapid Antigen and Rs 250 for ELISA test.
Anil Vij Haryana Health Minister gets a trial dose of Covaxin.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday that strict action would be initiated against private hospitals found overcharging Covid-19 patients.
He said the rates of beds and other facilities have been fixed for coronavirus patients. Currently, 42 private hospitals in the state are treating Covid patients.
The government has fixed the rates at Rs 10,000 per day for isolation beds in the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) and Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited hospitals, Rs 15,000 for ICU beds without ventilators and Rs 18,000 for ICU beds with ventilators.