citiesUpdated: Aug 26, 2020 23:52 ISTThe Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has returned ₹24.79 lakh to Covid patients who were overcharged for treatment at 16 private hospitals in the jurisdiction. The money was recovered following audits of overcharged bills by the 16 Covid hospitals. Throughout the audit, the squad found objection to ₹46.93 lakh in bills, of which ₹24.79 lakh was refunded. The squad had audited nearly 100 bills of these hospitals, following which it served notices to the errant hospitals, asking for explanations. Those hospitals which failed to explain their inflated bills had their licenses suspended and had to refund the overcharged amount to the patients.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2020 18:23 UTC