Chandigarh,
With a view to keep check on cases similar to the case of overbilling that took place in Fortis Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said he would speak to Union Health Minister JP Nadda for bringing a proposal under which no private hospital could overbill the patients.
The minister said he had constituted a three-member committee under the chairmanship of Additional Director General (Health) to investigate the matter and submit its report at the earliest. The team would visit the hospital and seek detailed information about medicines, treatment given to the girl by doctors, reasons for her death, bill details, and also find out whether the girl had dengue or not. He said strict action would be taken if the hospital was found guilty.
He said the treatment of dengue was free of cost at all government hospitals in the state, but its treatment even in private hospitals could not cost up to Rs 16 lakh. The minister said he would not allow the private hospitals to loot patients like this and necessary action would be taken.
