SupremeCourt hears PIL assailing private hospitals compelling patients/families to buy medicines/implants/medical devices from hospitals themselves, instead of open market, at exorbitant rates Justice Surya Kant: We agree with you, but how to regulate this? pic.twitter.
The central government has taken a stand that there is no compulsion for patients to buy medicines and other things from hospitals or pharmacies linked with them.
According to the Economic Survey 2024-25, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) in healthcare, which refers to the money people pay directly from their pockets for medical services, such as doctor visits, medicines, and hospital stays, is 39.4 per cent in 2021-22, a drop from a high of 64 per cent registered in 2013-14.
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