Private hospitals deny cashless treatment under CM’s insurance scheme

Even as State Government has warned private hospitals from over-charging patients during the pandemic time, government employees are complaining that private hospitals were denying admission to them i

Even as State Government has warned private hospitals from over-charging patients during the pandemic time, government employees are complaining that private hospitals were denying admission to them if they insisted on using the cashless treatment under Chief Minister’s Insurance Scheme. A young government employee has been forced to extend his stay in a private hospital in Dindigul as he was waiting for his insurance papers to be processed after the hospital delayed its process. The man was to be discharged on Tuesday but could not vacate the bed as the insurance claim process was yet to get over. “The hospital authorities told me that I could not get insurance cover as I had tested negative for COVID. However, I got admitted as there was mild lung involvement as per the scan report,” he said. He has already paid ₹ 1 lakh after pledging jewels. After it was insisted that the CT scan report could be sent to the insurance company to get further details on insurance scheme benefit, the hospital has sent it with inordinate delay.