5 Times penalty- Rs 11.82 lakh imposed on Hospital for charging patient under Ayushman Yojana
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Dehradun: A city-based super speciality hospital has been asked to pay a penalty of Rs 11.82 lakh ( 5 times penalty) by the State Health Department for charging Rs 2.36 lakh from a beneficiary of Atal Ayushman Yojana, which violates the MoU signed between hospital and state government.
The case concerned a lady who went to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital to avail benefits under Atal Ayushman Yojana which provides cashless treatments. The hospital asked the patient to pay Rs 2.36 lakh.
She was admitted to the hospital after suffering from a heart ailment. She was discharged from the hospital on January 21 even though she was referred to undergo cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.
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After being discharged from the hospital, the lady's husband protested at on Tehsil District Administration and wrote to the chief minister requesting treatment but did not receive any response.
The case concerned a lady who went to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital to avail benefits under Atal Ayushman Yojana which provides cashless treatments. The hospital asked the patient to pay Rs 2.36 lakh.
She was admitted to the hospital after suffering from a heart ailment. She was discharged from the hospital on January 21 even though she was referred to undergo cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.
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After being discharged from the hospital, the lady's husband protested at on Tehsil District Administration and wrote to the chief minister requesting treatment but did not receive any response.
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