Govt tells Supreme Court hospital overcharging is a malpractice amid medicine price cap plea

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The Union government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on the issue of capping prices of medicines and medical consumables. The chemicals and fertilisers ministry stated that patients have very little bargaining power against hospitals, which leads to various malpractices. It pointed out the irony that India hosts companies producing inexpensive drugs, yet patients often pay well above manufacturing costs. The affidavit also said patients are subjected to overcharging by hospitals.

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