Hospital
admi ist ato s,
howeve ,
questio ed
the
compa iso .
NEW
DELHI:
A
patie t’s
hospital
oom
i
a
p ivate
hospital
could
soo
cost
o
mo e
tha
a
oom
i
a
ea by
th ee-sta
hotel
if
a
key
ecomme datio
of
the
pa liame ta y
sta di g
committee
o
health
a d
family
welfa e
is
accepted.
I
a
effo t
to
ei
i
soa i g
medical
bills,
the
pa el
has
p oposed
li ki g
oom
e ts
i
p ivate
hospitals
i
majo
met opolita
cities
to
the
ave age
ta iff
cha ged
by
th ee-sta
hotels
ea by.The
ecomme datio
is
pa t
of
the
committee’s
epo t
o
the
affo dability
a d
accessibility
of
healthca e
facilities
i
public
a d
p ivate
secto ,
which
says
the
abse ce
of
a
t a spa e t
mecha ism
fo
fixi g
oom
cha ges
has
led
to
wide
va iatio s
i
bills.
It
ecomme ded
be chma ki g
oom
e ts
to
ea by
th ee-sta
hotels,
while
allowi g
hospitals
to
levy
sepa ate
cha ges
fo
eside t
docto s,
u si g
ca e,
co sumables,
meals
a d
lau d y.
Beyo d
oom
e ts,
the
pa el,
headed
by
SP
MP
Ram
Gopal
Yadav,
p oposed
sta da dised
package
ates
fo
commo
medical
a d
su gical
p ocedu es.
Citi g
the
80th
Natio al
Sample
Su vey
(Ja -Dec
2025),
the
pa el
said
ave age
cost
of
hospitalisatio
was
Rs
6,631
i
govt
hospitals
compa ed
with
Rs
50,508
i
p ivate
hospitals.
Fo
childbi th
alo e,
the
ave age
out-of-pocket
expe ditu e
was
Rs
37,630
i
p ivate
hospitals
agai st
Rs
2,299
i
govt
facilities.
Hospital
admi ist ato s,
howeve ,
questio ed
the
compa iso .
“Hotel
oom
ta iffs
should
ot
be
the
ya dstick
fo
hospital
oom
e ts
because
medical
i f a,
staffi g
a d
suppo t
se vices
a e
diffe e t,”
said
D
Vi oy
Kuma
Upadhyay,
CMD
of
Hope
Hospital
i
G eate
Noida.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Noti g
the
sha p
diffe e ce
i
t eatme t
costs,
the
pa el
said
educi g
out-of-pocket
expe ditu e
should
be
a
key
p io ity.
It
called
fo
a
legal
mecha ism
to
sta da dise
a d
cap
cha ges
fo
esse tial
t eatme ts
a d
outi e
p ocedu es
i
p ivate
hospitals,
ma dato y
disclosu e
of
t eatme t
costs
befo e
admissio ,
a d
a
fast-t ack
g ieva ce
ed essal
mecha ism
fo
complai ts
elated
to
billi g.Beyo d
oom
e ts,
the
pa el,
headed
by
SP
MP
Ram
Gopal
Yadav,
p oposed
sta da dised
package
ates
fo
commo
medical
a d
su gical
p ocedu es.
It
also
ecomme ded
adva ce
cost
estimates
fo
complex
t eatme ts,
fi a cial
avigato s
to
guide
patie ts
o
t eatme t
costs
a d
i su a ce,
a d
‘Co ti uum
of
Ca e’
packages
cove i g
sc ee i g,
t eatme t
a d
palliative
ca e
u de
a
si gle
capped
payme t.
It
u ged
the
Ce t e
to
aise
public
health
spe di g
to
2.5%
of
GDP,
st e gthe
govt
hospitals,
expa d
affo dable
medici es,
a d
e su e
st icte
impleme tatio
of
the
Cli ical
Establishme ts
Act.
