TN government employees complain about low insurance amount paid for COVID-19 treatment
The Hindu
Employees say patients are being paid only ₹5000 per day and not ₹7,500; the insurance company has sought a clarification from the government
The Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association has complained that the full daily rental was not being paid for private hospital wards for non-critical COVID-19 treatment, for government employees and pensioners covered under the New Health Insurance Scheme. It’s Virudhunagar district vice-president, C.E. Kannan, said that the Government Order 280 dated June 24, 2020 had fixed a ceiling of ₹9,500 per day and pharmacy charges for COVID-19 cases for treatment in category A1 and A2 private hospitals. The ceiling for treatment given by other private hospitals (categories A3-A6) is ₹7,500 per day and pharmacy charges.More Related News
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