Swasthya Sathi: Private hospitals urge Bengal govt to review health scheme rates
With the government starting to enrol names for the scheme, private hospitals are worried that it might increase their financial burden and lead to large-scale patient refusal.
Updated: December 29, 2020 9:59:56 am
The Chief Minister directed the district administration to ensure that people from the Lodha and Santhal Adivasi communities are included in the “Swasthya Sathi” programme.
The state health department on Monday met representatives of private hospitals to assuage their fears about the price structure of the government’s Swasthya Sathi universal healthcare scheme. The private health providers sought a review of the rates mentioned in the scheme.