Fleecing complaints: Three private hospitals refund ₹21 lakh in Panchkula
3 years, 6 months ago

Fleecing complaints: Three private hospitals refund ₹21 lakh in Panchkula

Hindustan Times  

Three private hospitals in Panchkula that accepted the allegations of overcharging Covid patients have refunded ₹21 lakh to the complainants in the presence of deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh. The three private hospitals have been directed to conduct a self audit of bills and inform patients or their family members about the refund admissible to them, if any, through phone or email. While Paras Hospital refunded ₹12,91,092 for 13 patients, Alchemist Hospital and Wings Hospital refunded ₹6,39,347 and ₹1,77,654 to five and three patients, respectively. He also directed the three private hospitals to conduct a self-audit of bills and inform patients or their family members about the refund admissible to them, if any, through phone or email.

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Mohali: Private hospital to cough up ₹25,000 for cheating patient
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mohali: Private hospital to cough up ₹25,000 for cheating patient

Hindustan Times  

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has penalised a Mohali-based private hospital for duping a cancer patient by overcharging for a surgical procedure. Instead of refunding the excess amount, the hospital was found to have manipulated its billing system to show the entire amount as surgical expenditure. He deposited ₹2,10,000, while an amount of ₹3,24,432 was credited in Max hospital’s …

Chandigarh private hospital fined ₹1.2 lakh for inflated bill
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Hindustan Times  

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Panipat District Commission Holds Oscar Super Specialty Hospital Liable For Charging Patient Despite Applicability Of Aayushman Bharat Scheme
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Live Law  

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577 private hospitals in Karnataka get notices over extra cost collected from COVID patients
2 years, 4 months ago

577 private hospitals in Karnataka get notices over extra cost collected from COVID patients

The Hindu  

Notices have been issued to 577 private hospitals by the Health Department following complaints that they received money from the government while collecting extra amount from COVID-19 patients. Under the Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka scheme, steps were taken to treat COVID-19 patients in private hospitals on referral basis. But some private hospitals, besides collecting the amount from the patients, also got …

₹1.26 crore recovered from hospitals that charged extra from Covid-19 patients
2 years, 6 months ago

₹1.26 crore recovered from hospitals that charged extra from Covid-19 patients

The Hindu  

The Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust, which runs the State’s health insurance schemes, has recovered a whopping ₹1,26,36,833 from hospitals that charged excess from government-referred COVID-19 patients during all the three waves. When the pandemic hit the State in March, 2020, the Health Department roped in private hospitals and fixed the tariff for private walk-in patients, realising that government hospitals cannot …

Hospitals Overcharging Covid Patients: Karnataka High Court Seeks ATR; Status Of Refunds
3 years, 2 months ago

Hospitals Overcharging Covid Patients: Karnataka High Court Seeks ATR; Status Of Refunds

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State government and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to inform as to what action has been taken against those hospitals who are found guilty of charging exorbitant amounts from Covid-19 patients. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum in its order noted, "Counsel for intervenor, …

Not Reasonable To Restrain Hospital From Giving Covid Treatment, Merely On Allegation Of Charging Excessive Fees: Allahabad High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Not Reasonable To Restrain Hospital From Giving Covid Treatment, Merely On Allegation Of Charging Excessive Fees: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court on Monday set aside an order of the Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi, restraining a hospital from giving treatment to Covid patients, on the allegation that it realized higher amount than the prescribed amount from a Covid-19 patient. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Syed Aftab Rizvi observed that it is not reasonable …

Kalyan hospital gets show-cause notice for ‘violating state’s directions’ over treatment of Covid patients
4 years, 4 months ago

Kalyan hospital gets show-cause notice for ‘violating state’s directions’ over treatment of Covid patients

Hindustan Times  

In yet another case of action against private hospitals for violating the state’s directions over the treatment of Covid-19 patients, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation on Monday served a show-cause notice to Shree Devi Hospital in Kalyan, allegedly for overcharging, not displaying the fixed rates and bed availability and for failing to co-operate with the civic body officials. HT Image …

K'taka Minister Pulls up Private Hospitals for Over-charging Covid-19 Patients, Refunds Initiated
4 years, 5 months ago

K'taka Minister Pulls up Private Hospitals for Over-charging Covid-19 Patients, Refunds Initiated

News 18  

Days after the Karnataka government pulled up a private hospital for over-charging COVID-19 patients by asking them to refund lakhs of rupees, the menace is yet to see an end. In a tweet, the minister expressed disbelief that COVID-19 patients were being charged over Rs 5 lakh by private hospitals. ಆದರೂ ಇಂದು ಕೊರೊನಾ ರೋಗಿಗೆ 5 ಲಕ್ಷ ಬಿಲ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ಸುದ್ದಿ …

Karnataka Private Hospital Charges Covid-19 Patient Rs 5 Lakh, Minister K Sudhakar Fumes
4 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka Private Hospital Charges Covid-19 Patient Rs 5 Lakh, Minister K Sudhakar Fumes

News 18  

Taking exception to a private hospital for allegedly charging a coronavirus patient Rs 5 lakh, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday said he would take stringent action against the hospital. Dr Sudhakar, in-charge of COVID-19 management in the state, posted the bill of Apollo Hospitals on his Twitter handle and said the hospital has allegedly been overlooking …

Hospital refunds ₹3.36 lakh to Covid patient after civic body sends notice
4 years, 5 months ago

Hospital refunds ₹3.36 lakh to Covid patient after civic body sends notice

Hindustan Times  

A private hospital in Dombivli, which had charged Covid patients exorbitant bills for treatment, faced action by the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation and had to return ₹3.36 lakh to the patient after the civic body’s intervention. The patient’s family complained to the civic body on July 13, following which the civic committee intervened. KDMC on Thursday said it has deployed …

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