Warn hospitals not to overcharge: Health Ministry to states
The Health Ministry on Thursday asked all states to issue strict warnings and take action against hospitals which indulge in malpractices such as overcharging and don't follow standard treatment protocols. Referring to a recent incident where a seven-year-old dengue patient's family was charged â¹18 lakh, Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan said it was time to "learn lessons from such incidents".