Covid 19 vaccine price:Private hospitals can charge a maximum of Rs 780 for Covishield, Rs 1,410 for Covaxin, and Rs 1,145 for Sputnik V
NEW DELHI: The government of India has set the maximum price private hospitals can charge for the three Covid-19 vaccines currently available in the country — Covishield Rs 780 per dose, Covaxin Rs 1,410 and Sputnik V Rs 1,145. In a letter to all states and union territories on Tuesday, the Health Ministry suggested that […]
Supreme Court asks if private hospitals ready to charge COVID-19 patients at Ayushman Bharat rate
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday asked private hospitals whether they are ready to provide treatment to COVID-19 infected patients at the charges prescribed under the government’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme. The ‘Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ is aimed at providing health cover to poor and vulnerable persons in the country. A bench headed […]
Identify private hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients for free or at nominal cost: Supreme Court to Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Central government to identify private hospitals where COVID-19 infected patients could get treatment for free or at a nominal cost. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, hearing the matter via video-conferencing, observed that there are private hospitals which have been given land either free […]