Retired judge Ashim Banerjee, chairperson of the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission, said it was ‘fraud’...

Pay more for procedures, diagnostic tests and doctors’ visits if you take a more pricey bed than what your medical insurance policy covers...

Commission also asks infirmary to refund Rs 50,400 to the family of another patient after it was found the hospital had billed them more than the panel-approved rates...

Hospital asked to reimburse cost of treatment and travel expenses of a patient who went to a hospital in Chennai to remove parts of an old pacemaker that allegedly remained inside despite a procedure ...

Commission found the health centre had charged Rs 92,000 extra as doctor’s fee...

Amount to be paid to 13-year-old girl's family who died due to ‘inordinate delay’ in her admission to the infirmary...

Her family alleged that her death was caused by an infection that she had acquired during her stay at the hospital...

Bed charges can go up, not to exceed a cap, says retired judge Ashim Banerjee...

The firm will submit its recommendations on possible modifications to make the scheme acceptable to service providers and beneficiaries...

In August 2020, it had issued advisories asking private hospitals to offer at least 10 per cent discount on medicines and 20 per cent discount on consumables...