Let’s understand what supreme court said:
The Court strongly criticised the Centre’s failure to enforce the 14-year-old Clinical Establishment (Central Government) Rules, which entail the notification of a standard rate for various medical treatments and procedures, in keeping with the living standards of different region.
Now what is above rule
Under this, all hospitals and clinical establishments must display rates charged for each type of service provided and facilities available for the benefit of patients at a conspicuous place in the vernacular as well as in the English language and charge rates for each type of procedure and service within the range of rates determined and issued by the Centre from time to time, in consultation with the state government,” the plea stated.
In gujarat, CM at that time, who is PM now, tried to impose such rules to hospital. As per it hospital must list all the service provided by hospital along with charges.
See as a capalist or semi-capalist society, as a consumer we are not bothered by charges but transperancy must be there. As example some of us pay say 5 lakhs to specilist like Dr Devi shetty for cardiac operation, however hospital should mention this or inform patient about this prior in written. Most of time you get estimation like 3 lakhs but you don’t know what it includes in cost and mostly the final bill is higher than estimated amount.
One healthcare fund manager is saying that in hotel you know how much you will pay however in hospital, the hospital will decide how much you stay and pay.
In short it’s just implementation of old rules of 2010 nothing new. In long term it’s good for industries and for investors.
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