💨 Abstract

The Supreme Court has left the responsibility of protecting patients from being overcharged for medicines and medical devices in private hospitals to state governments. The court emphasized that mandatory directions might hamper the functioning of private hospitals, as health is a state subject. The petition, filed by a law student and his father, alleged that private hospitals force patients to buy medicines from their in-house pharmacies at higher prices. The court directed state governments to consider the issue and take appropriate policy decisions.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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