Private hospitals move HC against oxygen price hike
The Hindu
Association term suppliers’ move unethical
The Kerala High Court on Thursday adjourned to June 7 hearing on a writ petition filed by the Kerala Private Hospitals Association seeking a directive to the State government to initiate action against the suppliers of medical oxygen for hiking the product’s price. The petition said that agencies had all on a sudden hiked the price of medical oxygen and started demanding reimbursement under the head of “COVID mitigating expenses” and “additional transportation and handling expenses.” The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic had already landed the association members dire straits. At a time when the private hospitals were struggling to provide affordable quality care to COVID-19 patients, the hike in the price of medical oxygen was unlawful.More Related News