The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is inquiring into a matter for alleged violation of provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 relating to imposition of unfair prices by private super-specialty hospitals. Finding prima facie contravention of the provisions of the Act, the Commission referred the matter to the[Read More…]
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Kerala to pay Rs 2 lakh per individual for sex change surgeries of transgenders
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has decided that the state government will pay for the sex-change or genital reconstruction surgery, done by transgender persons in the private hospitals. An amount of Rs 2 lakh will be reimbursed as hospital expenses for each transgender person undergoing sex change. In fact, those[Read More…]
SC orders private hospitals to provide free treatment to poor
Supreme Court on Monday, ordered all the private hospitals of Delhi, which built on subsidised government lands, to provide free treatment to certain percentage of patients belonging to poor financial backgrounds. Providing treatment to the poor was one of the clauses in the lease deed due to which land was[Read More…]
Karnataka assembly clears bill to regulate private hospitals
The Karnataka assembly on Wednesday here passed a bill to regulate the functioning of private hospitals across the state. “The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act (Amendment) Bill 2017 has been passed in the Assembly by voice vote after discussion on its various provisions by lawmakers of the ruling and opposition[Read More…]
Private doctors’ strike hits out-patient care in Karnataka
Out-patient services in private hospitals across Karnataka was affected on Monday as some 50,000 private doctors went on a strike to protest against an amendment bill intended to regulate their functioning. The strike will continue till their demands are met, said a senior Indian Medical Association (IMA) official. “Out-patients were[Read More…]
40,000 private hospitals, clinics closed in Karnataka
Around 40,000 private hospitals and clinics remained closed on Friday as private doctors went on strike protesting against Karnataka’s proposed amendments to a medical bill to fix costs for private hospitals and penalise doctors. “Nearly 50,000 private doctors from across Karnataka will abstain from their duties on Friday against the[Read More…]