Karnataka Pauses Hospital Medicine Price Rule
The Karnataka government has told the High Court it will not enforce, for now, a circular asking hospital pharmacies to show purchase and maximum retail prices on bills. The circular covers medicines, medical devices and consumables. The matter is before the court.
Context
Context: Patients often pay hospital pharmacy prices without knowing how they compare with market rates, which is why price transparency is a common demand. The rule is paused for now, not dropped, and the court case will decide the next steps.
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