NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre, private hospitals if Covid-19 patients can be treated by them at the charges fixed under Ayushman Bharat scheme.
The court has now fixed the matter for the final hearing after two weeks.A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde clarified that it is not asking all private hospitals to treat certain number of COVID-19 patients for free.Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for a healthcare federation in an intervening plea said that hospitals which have received land on concessional rates are already complying with the requirements.“Anyone who has received land on concessional rates is providing free beds and treatment," Salve said.Central government told the bench that it is doing its.