Rs 5.13 cr fine imposed on catering firms for poor food quality in trains, unhygienic pantry cars: VaishnawIndian Railways imposed ₹5.13 crore in fines on catering service providers over three years after complaints about food quality and hygiene...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks States' reply on redressal of complaints of overcharging by hospitals from COVID patientsEarlier, the Supreme Court had said that it will devise a mechanism for redressal of grievances concerning overcharging of expenses by hosp...
08 Nov, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
Will devise mechanism for grievances redressal of over-charging by hospitals: SCAdvocate Krishna Ballabh Thakur, appearing for petitioner Abhinav Thapar, said that a lot of difficulties were faced by the patients during...
08 Oct, 2021, 08.58 PM IST
HC refuses to pass direction to ensure no overcharging by pvt hospitalsA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said though the issue raised in the plea is good, it cannot pass any general d...
12 Jun, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
Maharashtra to fine hospitals charging above state coverThe move is expected to benefit the poor treated under PMJAY and corresponding state insurance scheme.
03 Oct, 2018, 12.04 PM IST
Move on Obamacare, here comes Modicare, world's biggest government-funded schemeIt seems several cases of overcharging at private hospitals have found an echo in Jaitley's Budget.
01 Feb, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
Fortis case: Have written to HUDA to cancel lease, says VijFollowing the indictment by the panel, Vij had said that an FIR will be lodged against the private hospital while the license of its blood ...
09 Dec, 2017, 07.36 PM IST
No medical negligence; family apprised of bill: FortisIt said in a statement that there was no medical negligence and all standard protocols were followed in the treatment of the patient at the...
21 Nov, 2017, 09.59 PM IST
NPPA moves to prevent distributors from taking higher cuts on stentsThrough this move, NPPA has plugged the gap for ‘manipulating’ trade margins in coronary stents, the regulator’s chairman stated on Twitter.
03 Aug, 2017, 10.15 PM IST
Stents pricing: Govt asks hospitals to make prompt refundsThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said the matter would end there for such hospitals if there were no further complaints.
25 Feb, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
NPPA sends show cause notices to hospitals over stent overpricing allegationsThese show cause notices have been sent after preliminary investigations into these allegations, the regulator disclosed on its official ac...
24 Feb, 2017, 11.56 PM IST
Max Healthcare, Lilavati deny overcharging on stentsWe have not overcharged even a single patient for stent. We have complied fully and immediately with the NPPA order on stent pricing, a Max...
24 Feb, 2017, 04.49 PM IST
Top hospitals under regulator’s lens for overcharging patients for stentsThe department of pharmaceutical has also invoked special provisions under the DPCO to ensure compliance with the pricing order as well as ...
24 Feb, 2017, 07.24 AM IST
Delhi govt puts a cap of Rs 600 for test for dengueThe AAP government had capped the charges following complaints that many private hospitals and laboratories were overcharging, sensing an o...
26 Jul, 2016, 10.40 PM IST
Dengue cases: Centre asks Delhi government to check overcharging by hospitalsEven as two more patients succumbed to the disease and over 600 fresh cases were reported in the capital in the last one week taking the to...
14 Sep, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
- Cashless medical facilities restored in 449 hospitals: Govt
Cashless medical facilities for persons insured with PSU companies have been restored in 449 hospitals in four big cities after hospitals h...
17 Aug, 2010, 03.31 PM IST
Cashless mediclaim: Insurers to buy equipment, drugs directlyPublic sector health insurance companies are proposing to order and pay for medicines and medical equipment themselves.
29 Jul, 2010, 11.31 AM IST