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 becomes first state in India to provide free & cashless insurance cover to its peopleRajesh Tope said 85 per cent of the state's population was covered under the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) at present an...
02 May, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Insurers get big claims, say private hospitals overchargingAt present, the billing variation in case of Covid-19 patients ranges from Rs 80,000 to Rs 6.70 lakh on an average length of stay of five d...
09 Apr, 2020, 11.13 AM 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
2017: Twin tragedies underlined common man's struggle for healthcareWhile the human tragedies in both the Max and Fortis cases pricked the conscience of the society, the repercussions of the two incidents ar...
29 Dec, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
Randomly shutting hospitals not in public interest: FicciWhile the chamber did not name any particular hospital, it asserted that the Indian healthcare industry is concerned and worried over the r...
14 Dec, 2017, 05.38 PM IST
Delhi govt sets up expert panel for suggesting hospital normsMaking the announcement at a press conference here, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said the committee will be headed by Director-General Of...
13 Dec, 2017, 08.39 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
Delhi government to probe Max Healthcare for declaring baby dead when he was actually aliveNow, Parveen and several of his relatives sit outside Max Healthcare in Shalimar Bagh, demanding action against the hospital.
01 Dec, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
Delhi govt caps chikungunya test costChikungunya cases in Delhi have shot up to 432 a massive rise in the figure released by civic authorities, who had reported just 20 cases t...
30 Aug, 2016, 10.18 PM 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
Rein in private hospitals overcharging dengue patients: JP Nadda to Delhi government"I have asked Delhi Government to see that private hospitals do not charge unwarrantedly and that they should take reasonable fees from the...
15 Sep, 2015, 04.33 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
Swine flu: Delhi government asks labs not to overcharge for tests, puts cap at Rs 4,500The government's move comes following complaints of several swine flu patients that tests are being conducted at exorbitant rates in city's...
18 Feb, 2015, 08.30 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