Comments
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday capped the charges for Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals across the state and announced that no fee over and above the fixed slab could be claimed from patients.
The per-day charges for treatment in Intensive Care Units shall not exceed ₹15,000, and in general wards, for asymptomatic people and those with mild symptoms, the maximum is ₹7,500, the government said.
Following patients’ complaints of exorbitant fee in private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment a panel headed by Health Secretary Beela Rajesh submitted a report to the government on permissible charges for private hospitals, an official release here said.
The government, considering the report has fixed the upper ceiling. “The charges that have been announced are the maximum.
No fee over and above the permitted charges can be collected from the patients,” the government said.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.