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Govt to fix service charge for private hospitals: Maleque
DHAKA, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid
Maleque today said the government has taken initiatives to fix medical
service charges for private hospitals to make healthcare cost affordable for
all.
“Out-pocket expenditure is gradually increasing as most private hospitals
are charging very high from service seekers…. Service will be fixed on the
basis of standard of different private hospitals,” he told a meeting on
“Incorporating private sector in healthcare facilities” at his ministry, an
official release said.
Describing various reasons for the increase of out-pocket expenditure, the
health minister said other key reasons for higher medical cost include taking
medical treatment from abroad, dependency on private hospitals and price hike
of medicines.
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