TN govt caps COVID-19 treatment charges in private hospitals

Tamil Nadu government on Saturday capped charges for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals across state and anunced that fee over and above fixed slab can be claimed from patients. per day charges for treatment in Intensive Care Units shall t exceed Rs 15,000 and in general wards, for asymptomatic people and those with mild symptoms, maximum is Rs 7,500, government said.

Following patients' complaints of exorbitant fee in private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment a panel headed by Health Secretary Beela Rajesh submitted a report to government on permissible charges for private hospitals, an official release here said. government, considering report has fixed upper ceiling. " charges that have been anunced are maximum. fee over and above permitted charges can be collected from patients," government said.