essay Private hospitals making a killing under garb of treatment
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‘They have been demanding exorbitant amount for COVID admissions and not entertaining insurance policies’
Two days ago, Prasad (name changed), in desperation called up a private hospital that is registered under category -B of notified COVID hospitals in the city, as he wanted to admit his 25-year-old son-in-law, who has tested COVID-19 positive and his oxygen count had gone down below 90. The management of the hospital demanded charges of ₹25,000 per day and an advance of ₹1 lakh. He said that he was not in a position to pay that amount and could afford only the government approved charges. In response, the hospital official curtly told him to ‘try another place’. Fortunately, with great difficulty and after pulling some strings, he could get his son-in-law admitted to GIMSR (GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences).