Why did the state government reimburse the amount of money he had to spend at the private hospital for his treatment? Hakim seith wala
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Money matters: In life and death
As more patients die of medical negligence and families complain of being overcharged at private hospitals, a panel gives suggestions to ensure transparency between all parties. What are these suggestions and what will the impact be? DNA finds out...
There is just one bed per 55 patients in the hospital; Relatives and family members of patients wait outside at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi; Resident doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) wear helmets in support of protesting doctors in Mumbai and also as a safety measure after relatives of a deceased patient beat up a resident doctor in Mumbai; Delhi’s Apollo Hospital
The Delhi government, last month proposed guidelines to regulate the functioning of private hospitals and curb the practice of arbitrarily charging patients. According to the proposed draft policy, private hospitals and nursing homes should restrict their profit margins from medicines and consumables to not more than 50 per cent. The decision, aimed at curbing profiteering by private hospitals, was announced by Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. The draft policy also prohibits private hospitals and nursing homes from refusing to hand over bodies over pending bills.
Delhi, with a population of over 1.9 crore people, offers a range of medical facilities for every strata of the society. While there are 38 government hospitals to cater to the needs of the poor and the middle class, the national capital has some eminent private hospitals too offering world-class facilities.
“One cannot ignore the fact that private hospitals are the lifeline of the Capital. They are equally important,” said a senior doctor from a private hospital.
Explanation:
A standoff between the state government and private hospitals on a health
insurance scheme
for the poor has affected scores of cancer patients, who are forced to scramble for funds or queue up at government facilities to complete treatment.
Doctors allege they have been repeatedly told to justify treatment choices, or worse, even advised about the "best way" to treat cancer patients by third party administrators (TPAs) during pre-authorisation
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Maharashtra government charges private hospitals with milking state insurance scheme
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A standoff between the state government and private hospitals on a health
insurance scheme
for the poor has affected scores of cancer patients, who are forced to scramble for funds or queue up at government facilities to complete treatment.
Doctors allege they have been repeatedly told to justify treatment choices, or worse, even advised about the "best way" to treat cancer patients by third party administrators (TPAs) during pre-authorisation.
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The insurers, on the other hand, claim to have observed "abuse" of high-end radiotherapy packages, ranging from Rs 75,000-Rs1.5lakh, allegedly recommended to most patients whether or not indicated, thereby wiping out the entire insurance cover of families. On a scarier note, they said they fear patients may have been advised radiotherapy when they didn't need it, a charge vehemently refuted by the medicos.
A state official said several hospitals are probably trying to recover their investments by "milking" the state scheme.