Covid-19 Treatment Capped

Kerala today capped the prices of key articles like PPE kits and facial masks, days after it did the same to COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals.

The Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that relaxation in cap of Rs 2 lakh cash transactions for COVID-19 treatment in hospitals is under "active consideration".

Amid reports that private hospitals are overcharging COVID-19 patients, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will cap the rates of the treatment for patients.

Telangana has taken over 50 per cent beds in all private hospitals of the state and reserved them for coronavirus patients after the K Chandrashekar Rao-led government received as many as 1,039 complaints of malpractices by private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, including overcharging.

Analysts awaited more large cap companies to report their financial results for the April-June period.

The Punjab government on Thursday said it has fixed the coronavirus treatment rates for private hospitals in order to check profiteering.

Haryana has capped the cost of COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals, fixing the maximum prices at non-NABH accredited facilities for patients who need to be kept in ICU with ventilator care at Rs 15,000 per day.

With Bengaluru opening up after months of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the IT hub has seen a sudden spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city, with a population of over 1 crore, was initially considered well in control of the pandemic with less than 1,000 cases.

Private hospitals shall charge no more than Rs 18,000 per day for intensive care unit beds with ventilator support while treating COVID-19 patients, the Delhi government ordered on Saturday as it capped the rates of ICU and isolation beds

Amid rise in the number of coronavirus infections in Delhi, a panel set up by the Union Home Ministry has recommended lowering the cost of isolation beds and treatment at the intensive care units at the private hospitals in the national capital in a huge relief to COVID-19 patients. The recommendations come after Union Home Minister Amit Shahheld a...

Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said private hospitals will be roped in to treat COVID-19 patients in the state and rates will be fixed for everything, including testing and treatment.

In view of media reports highlighting that Covid patients were being charged exorbitant treatment rates in private hospitals, the Tamil Nadu government today capped the per-day fee after dividing hospitals in four categories based on the facilities offered.

The markets took positive cues from optimism in global peers about a COVID-19 treatment however subdued large cap earnings kept the gains back home in check, say analysts.

Kerala today capped the prices of key articles like PPE kits and facial masks, days after it did the same to COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals.

The Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that relaxation in cap of Rs 2 lakh cash transactions for COVID-19 treatment in hospitals is under "active consideration".

Amid reports that private hospitals are overcharging COVID-19 patients, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will cap the rates of the treatment for patients.

Telangana has taken over 50 per cent beds in all private hospitals of the state and reserved them for coronavirus patients after the K Chandrashekar Rao-led government received as many as 1,039 complaints of malpractices by private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, including overcharging.

Analysts awaited more large cap companies to report their financial results for the April-June period.

The Punjab government on Thursday said it has fixed the coronavirus treatment rates for private hospitals in order to check profiteering.

Haryana has capped the cost of COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals, fixing the maximum prices at non-NABH accredited facilities for patients who need to be kept in ICU with ventilator care at Rs 15,000 per day.

With Bengaluru opening up after months of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the IT hub has seen a sudden spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city, with a population of over 1 crore, was initially considered well in control of the pandemic with less than 1,000 cases.

Private hospitals shall charge no more than Rs 18,000 per day for intensive care unit beds with ventilator support while treating COVID-19 patients, the Delhi government ordered on Saturday as it capped the rates of ICU and isolation beds

Amid rise in the number of coronavirus infections in Delhi, a panel set up by the Union Home Ministry has recommended lowering the cost of isolation beds and treatment at the intensive care units at the private hospitals in the national capital in a huge relief to COVID-19 patients. The recommendations come after Union Home Minister Amit Shahheld a...

Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said private hospitals will be roped in to treat COVID-19 patients in the state and rates will be fixed for everything, including testing and treatment.

In view of media reports highlighting that Covid patients were being charged exorbitant treatment rates in private hospitals, the Tamil Nadu government today capped the per-day fee after dividing hospitals in four categories based on the facilities offered.

The markets took positive cues from optimism in global peers about a COVID-19 treatment however subdued large cap earnings kept the gains back home in check, say analysts.