Pvt hosps denying Covid treatment under CMCHIS

Karur: Karur Lok Sabha MP S Jothimani of Congress flagged the issue of private hospitals denying treatment to Covid-19 patients and others to the beneficiaries of the chief minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (CMCHIS).

In a letter to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin, Jothimani said that she has been receiving complaints from people that the private hospitals are refusing to provide not only Covid-19 treatment but also other life-saving surgeries like heart surgery and brain surgery under CMCHIS.

“It is painful that the private hospitals are fleecing the poor people deprived of their livelihood during such a testing time,” she said.

She appealed to the CM to intervene into the matter to ensure that all the private hospitals are adhering to the state government’s guidelines. She also demanded that the state government constitute a district-level committee to check if the private hospitals are following the guidelines.