Don’t refuse COVID-19 patients over insurance, Assam private hospitals told

Guwahati: The Assam government Thursday ordered all private hospitals and nursing homes not to deny admission to COVID-19 patients having health insurance coverage.

The health and family welfare department said that it has received reports of some private hospitals refusing admission to COVID-19 patients despite having medical insurance.

It referred to an order by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) in March last year that removed all hurdles in the policies and had directed that the cases should be handled expeditiously.