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Centre Urges States to Display Healthcare Rates Prominently for Transparency
- •The Union Health Ministry has instructed all states and Union Territories to ensure healthcare service rates are displayed prominently at clinical establishments.
- •Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava emphasized that transparent pricing helps patients make informed decisions and plan medical expenditures.
- •The directive aims to minimize billing-related disputes, reduce confusion, and foster trust in the healthcare delivery system.
- •Under the Clinical Establishments Act and Rules, rates must be displayed in both English and local languages at conspicuous locations.
- •States were also asked to display package rates for international patients traveling on medical or Ayush visas to strengthen India's position as a trusted healthcare destination.
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The Union Health Ministry has instructed all states and Union Territories to ensure that clinical establishments prominently display the rates charged for their services and facilities. This initiative aims to improve transparency, accountability, and patient-centric healthcare delivery.
The directive references the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, and the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012. Under these rules, establishments where the Act applies must display service rates in both the local language and English at a conspicuous place.
States and UTs have been requested to encourage the prominent display of package rates offered to foreign patients travelling to India on medical or Ayush visas. This enables international patients to make informed choices and helps minimize pricing and billing-related grievances.
