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75% COVID-19 patients were overcharged by hospitals: Survey

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₹10,000 to ₹1 lakh," said Dr Shukla. Most of these patients were hospitalized during the second wave of the pandemic. There were at least 220 women among these patients who shelled out between ₹1 lakh to 2 lakh more than the actual bill, while in 212 cases, the patients or their relatives paid more than ₹two lakh in excess, Dr Shukla claimed.

Though the Maharashtra government had announced that the rates of treatment of COVID-19 at private hospitals will be regulated, the official instructions were not heeded, he said.

Many of these patients or their families faced a financial crisis, were forced to sell off jewelry, borrow from relatives or even take out loans from money lenders to settle the bills, he said.

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