States must devise policy to prevent fleecing of patients by private hospitals: Supreme Court | India News – The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday directed states to devise a policy to prevent private hospitals from fleecing patients by forcing them to buy medicines, implants and consumables from their pharmacies at inflated prices. The court, however, said such policy decisions shouldn’t become a deterrent for private entities wanting to enter the healthcare sector.Disposing of…