Private Hospital Bill Shocker: 68% Flag Excessive Treatment Costs
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68% report high treatment costs, 56% flag costly ICU, room charges in private hospitals: Survey
Around 56% of respondents reported ‘excessively high charges of facilities like ICU and/or room’, while 51% said they were charged ‘excessively high prices of medicines and consumables.’
Telangana: TRS' Kavitha Demands Insurance, Better Working Conditions for Private Hospital Nurses
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Kavitha met private hospital nurses at the Telangana Rakshana Sena office in Banjara Hills and enquired about the problems they face at their workplaces. India News | Telangana: TRS' Kavitha Demands Insurance, Better Working Conditions for Private Hospital Nurses.
Private hospital bill shocker: 68% flag excessive treatment costs
A LocalCircles survey found widespread complaints about high and opaque private hospital bills across India. The findings have sharpened scrutiny as Parliament pushes for caps, transparency and quicker grievance redressal.
Between 2018 and 2024, household spending on health grew 41.4% in real terms, according to the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH). At the same time, external consultation in private hospitals fell 4.8% last year and is now below the 2019 level.
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