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Mamata cracks whip on health card refusal -Pranesh Sarkar

-The Telegraph

‘Rough and tough’ alert to private hospitals

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said in no uncertain terms that her government would act tough against private healthcare establishments who refuse to accept Swasthya Sathi cards of the healthcare scheme she had launched ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls.

“State government officials have been asked to act rough and tough if any hospital refuses Swasthya Sathi cards. If anyone refuses Swasthya Sathi cards, the officials will look into the health of the healthcare establishments,” said the chief minister after holding a meeting with senior health department officials at Nabanna on Wednesday.

The health assurance scheme of the state government provides treatment worth Rs 5 lakh for each family free of cost in all the hospitals including the private ones in the state.

Sources said that the chief minister was visibly angry when she heard about multiple complaints that private healthcare establishments were refusing to admit patients who prefer to settle the bills with Swasthya Sathi cards by saying “beds not available” even if they are.

"When we had contacted the hospitals concerned, they cited that bills worth lakhs were pending with the government. Until the bills are cleared, they will not admit patients having Swasthya Sathi cards. This cannot be tolerated,” added a senior health department official.

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