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Profits Over Patients
Episode 241
Published 4 years, 1 month ago
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In a landmark decision, the CCI (Competition Commission of India) has slammed three large private hospitals for overcharging patients unfairly by sending them notices. Will this lead to finally reigning in inflated medical bills at hospitals? Is the overcharging legal? What can the government do to regulate medical costs? Host Ratna Bhushan finds out from Sujatha Rao, Former Bureaucrat with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Teena Thacker, Senior Assistant Editor at the Economic Times, and Sonam Chandwani, Managing Partner at KS Legal & Associates. Credits: India Today, Mirror Now, Times of India
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