Haryana Abhibhavak Ekta Manch to move court against overcharging by private hospitals

Tribune News Service

Faridabad, May 12

The Haryana Abhibhavak Ekta Manch has decided to move court against arbitrary charges by private hospitals from Covid-19 patients.

Manch spokesperson Kailash Sharma said the decision had been taken in the wake of no action by the district or state authorities in connection with alleged overcharging from the patients by many private hospitals so far.

Claiming that despite giving evidence of overcharging by certain hospitals, he said the district authorities had only issued warning or advisory to the concerned with no action in connection with the complaints lodged till date.

Violating government directions and regulations in this regard, he said there was hardly any hospital which had been following these rules.

According to the rules, a Covid patient has to pay Rs 12,000 for ordinary bed, Rs 15,000 for oxygen bed and Rs 18,000 per day for an ICU or ventilator bed.

Despite all regulations, private hospitals had been issuing hefty bills and the helpless patients had been paying with no one from the authorities to redress their grievance. One of the hospitals here recently charged Rs 60,000 from a patient, who was admitted just for a single day, he claimed.

He said Health Minister Anil Vij had said any hospital found violating the fee rules would be entitled for legal action and punishment, but no action had been taken so far in the district.

Helpline number for complaints

• As per rules, a Covid patient has to pay Rs12,000 for ordinary bed, Rs15,000 for O2 bed and Rs18,000 per day for an ICU or ventilator bed
• For plaints and submission of details of overcharged bills from Covid patients, the Haryana Abhibhavak Ekta Manch has launched helpline nos. (9810499060 and 9810155058)

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