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Telangana govt constitutes task force to check complaints of exorbitant fee charged by private hospitals for treating COVID patients

Telangana government has constituted a three-member task force to check the complaints of exorbitant fee charged by private hospitals for treating COVID patients.<br />'' <br />''The government has nominated three IAS officers Rahul Bojja, D. Divya and Sarfaraz Ahmed as members of the task force.<br />'' <br />''Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao informed Assembly that the government has been trying its best to ensure that treatment was carried out in government hospitals and kept on-hold the decision to allow private hospitals to treat such patients.<br />'' <br />''However, it had to allow treatment in private hospitals following instructions issued by the courts of law.<br />'' <br />''He assured the House that necessary action will be initiated to ensure that costs of treatment in private hospitals are under control.<br />'' <br />''The Government has also issued orders setting up the task force in the late evening.<br />'' <br />''The task force will verify whether the corporate hospitals are collecting fees in line with charges stipulated by the government, and safety protocols are being adhered to by these hospitals.<br />

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