Arbitrary Rates for Medical Treatment

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Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 

Arbitrary Rates for Medical Treatment 

There are certain complaints of overcharging by the Central Government Health Scheme(CGHS) empanelled private hospitals. However it does not include the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi, which is an autonomous body under the State Government of Delhi.

The Complaints received against some private CGHS empanelled hospitals are given below:

Delhi

  1. Kukreja Hospital

  2. Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

  3. JeewanHopsital& Nursing Home

  4. Dr B.L.Kapoor Hospital

  5. Yashoda super speciality Hospital

  6.  Fortis Flt Lt. RajanDhall Hospital 

  7. Medanta the Mediciti

  8. National Heart Institute

9. Saral Advanced Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

 10. Noida Medicare centre

 11. Max Super speciality Hospital 

 12. Escort’s Hospital Faridabad

 13. Kailash Hospital & Heart Institute

 14. Mata Chanan Devi Hospital

15. Dr.Lal Path Lab

Excess amount charged has been deducted and paid to the beneficiaries.

Bengaluru:

1.      Fortis Hospital , Cunningham Road

2.      Fortis Hospital Bennerghatta Road

3.      Shankar Eye Hospital

4.      Imperial Hospital

Warning letters were issued by Addl. Director, CGHS and the excess amount charged was recovered and paid to the beneficiaries.

Patna

Show Cause Notice was issued to Ruban Memorial Hospital

Jabalpur

1.      Jabalpur Hospital & Res. Centre

2.      Marble city Hospital & Res. Centre

Warning letters were issued by Addl. Director, CGHS and the excess amount charged was returned   to the beneficiaries.

The CGHS empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres are to charge only the approved package rates and this clause is part of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed between CGHS and CGHS empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres at the time of empanelment.

Monitoring is done by the officers of CGHS, including Addl. Director of the concerned city, Joint Director(Grievances), Hospital Cell and Hospital Empanelment Cell.

As and when any instance of excess charging comes to the knowledge of CGHS, the matter is taken up with the concerned hospital / diagnostic centre and Show Cause Notice is issued seeking explanation. In case of unsatisfactory reply or no reply suitable action is taken as per terms and conditions of Memorandum of Agreement signed by the hospitals like forfeiture of performance bank guarantee, recovery of excess amount and in extreme cases removal from CGHS panel.

The Health Minister stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.