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Belagavi (Karnataka):A modified amendment Bill to regulate the functioning of private hospitals across Karnataka was introduced in the state legislative assembly here on Tuesday. Tabling the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill 2017 to regulate the healthcare system in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. “Minor change have been made in the amendment Bill after discussions with the associations of private doctors and private hospitals in the state last week,” said Kumar. The Bill has included a provision on displaying the cost of treatment, including surgeries, operations and diagnostic tests in the front office of all private hospitals. There would be no price capping on other or private patients..