Kerala to introduce legislation regulating private hospital costs

NEW DELHI PSqure Daily Correspondent

The Kerala government is preparing legislation aimed at controlling the high cost of medical treatment at private hospitals across the state. Health Minister K. Muraleedharan informed the Assembly that the proposed bill will be introduced during the legislature's next session.

The minister stated that the administration agrees in principle on the necessity of imposing regulations on private healthcare providers.

The impending legislative measure addresses a sector where a significant number of private medical facilities are currently under the management of foreign companies.

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