HealthPhoto: Deccan HeraldExperts Call for Regulatory Oversight on Healthcare Charges
Public health experts advocate for an independent regulatory mechanism to scrutinize healthcare charges, stating that mandatory itemized hospital bills alone are insufficient to protect patients from excessive billing. This comes amid Karnataka's proposal requiring hospitals to disclose medicine procurement prices, maximum retail prices, and patient charges. The directive's implementation remains uncertain due to ongoing Supreme Court proceedings on medicine pricing and hospital mark-ups.
Deccan Herald··Bengaluru



