Private hospitals warned against levying excess charge under CM insurance scheme
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AAA The district administration has asked people to lodge complaints with the phone numbers if private hospitals refuse to treat COVID-19 patients under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme or demand additional charges than fixed by the State government.
In a release, Collector C. Kathiravan said that the government had allowed private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients and also fixed charges for various treatments. Patients can seek admissions in those hospitals with the identity card provided under the insurance scheme. If they have lost their identity card, they can seek the help of the insurance coordinator in each hospital or contact the District Insurance Project Officer control room at 1077. The release said that charges for medicines such as Remdesivir, Tocilizumab and Itolizumab and for various tests such as D-Dimer, IL6, LDH and
‘The western State, however, has a lower population’
Gujarat, whose population is lower than Tamil Nadu’s, has received 10% more vaccines, Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian said on Monday.
“We have been emphasising that this is not the appropriate time for a blame game. And yet, there is an element of truth in it. Gujarat that has a population of 6.37 crore has been allocated 16.4% vaccines, while Tamil Nadu, which has a population of 8.38 crore, has been allocated just 6.4%. This is the difference in vaccine allocation between the two States, with Gujarat getting 10% more vaccines than Tamil Nadu,” he said, answering a question whether the Centre’s vaccine allocation was biased.
Court says citizens should not get financially ruined while attempting to save their lives
Taking note of media reports regarding some private hospitals charging exorbitant rates for treating COVID-19 patients, the Madras High Court on Monday directed the State government to look into this aspect and ensure that some kind of cap was fixed so that an ordinary citizen, unable to obtain a bed at any government medical facility, is not financially ruined only in trying to save his life by obtaining admission at a private hospital.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also granted a week’s time for Advocate General R. Shunmugasundaram to produce details regarding the eligibility criteria to get enrolled under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), in which 1.58 crore people had reportedly enrolled and were enjoying the benefit of cashless treatment at empanelled private hospitals.
Tamil Nadu govt slashes RT-PCR test rates in private labs from Rs 1,200 to Rs 900
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Tamil Nadu govt slashes RT-PCR test rates in private labs from Rs 1,200 to Rs 900PTI
Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 11:35 PM IST
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Tamil Nadu has conducted over 2.50 crore RT-PCR samples since the onset of pandemic last year. On Thursday, the testing of samples reached an all time high of 1,71,094.
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The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday issued an order reducing the price of RT-PCR test conducted in private laboratories in the state to Rs 900 from Rs 1,200. According to the GO issued by the health department, RT-PCR tests conducted at government laboratories under the Chief Minister s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme have been revised to Rs 550 from the existing Rs 800, and for pooled samples it has been fixed at Rs 400 from the current Rs 600.