The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought a response from InsuranceRegulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on insurance companies floating a scheme where hospitals can recover unpaid bills.
A bench of Justice Vidyasagar Kanade and Justice Swapna Joshi was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) for solution to patients, or even corpses, detained by hospitals over non-payment of bills. The court, during a previous hearing, had asked if there is a mechanism evolved using which a patient, who does not have mediclaim, can be insured by the hospital and correspondingly, assurance is taken from insurance companies to pass such claims.
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