Thread by @varshasuman

Private hospital in Maharashtra charging exorbitantly to treat Covid19 patients defying state order to charge as per rules. I report from Pune! @rajeshtope11 @CMOMaharashtra newsclick.in/Maharashtra-Pr…

#SaifeeHospital charge Rs 9000 for #PPE per check up by doctors. This charging Rs 27,000 per day to one patient just for #PPE against govt order that PPE amount to be divided among all patients in the ward! @sanjaynagral #JanSwasthyaAbhiyan

Nobel Hospital in Pune charge gave Rs7.98 lakh bill to family of the patient after he dies due to #Covid_19india! @MahaDGIPR @Info_Pune

@KEM Pune handed over Rs 3.52lakh to retired sanitation worker of @PMCPune. Barring insurance amount, patient had to pay Rs98000. Patient also complained of maltreatment by the hospital staff.

#KJSomaiya Hospital didnot bother to explain about Rs 1.36lakh bill apart from Rs70K it charged to the patient.

There is a need to have seperate cell for patients to complaint against arbitrariness of Hospitals. Currently patients can complaint to district collectors but looks like complaints are not addressed.