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Cardiac stents row: ESIC told to reveal patients referred to private hospitals after RTI applicant alleges corruption

Taking a serious view of private hospitals "fleecing" patients for cardiac stents, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESCI) to disclose the number of patients referred by it to private hospitals for the implants and the prices paid to those hospitals.

Private hospitals charge four times more than government ones: National survey

The treatment in private hospitals is four times costlier than public facilities, this reflects challenges India faces in providing affordable healthcare