Karnataka govt caps Covid-19 treatment charges in private hospitals

The state has also directed private hospitals with facilities to treat Covid patients to reserve 50% of beds, including ICU beds with ventilators, for treatment of those referred by health authorities

In order to curb the practice of overcharging for Covid-19 treatment, the Karnataka government has capped the prices of beds, ICUs and ventilators at private hospitals to make charges uniform across the state.

The government has also directed private hospitals having facilities to treat Covid patients to reserve 50 per cent of the beds, including ICU beds with ventilators, for treatment of those referred by public health authorities.

"The hospitals may utilise the remaining 50 per cent of Covid-19 beds for admitting patients privately,” says a notification by the state.

The package rates for Covid-19 patients referred by public health authorities to private