Decision on strike by private hospitals likely today

Hyderabad | Monday | 19th August, 2019

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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association (TANHA), who had launched protests refusing to admit patients under the Aarogyasri and Employee Health Scheme (EHS) in over 200 private hospitals, will conduct an executive body meeting on Monday to decide whether they should continue the strike or not. The association had previously refused to end the strike until the State government paid up the pending dues of Rs 1,500 crore. We should be given regular payment through green channels, and the tariff should be revised.”With private hospitals refusing to admit them, patients are being forced to depend on government hospitals instead. The rush has significantly increased in hospitals such as Gandhi Hospital, Osmania General Hospital and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences. “The State government is neither paying its dues to private hospitals nor strengthening the government hospitals..