Story 9 of 9 · Healthtech · 11 November 2026, 09:15 IST
Karnataka penalises 97 hospitals for excess charges under AB-PMJAY-ArK
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Karnataka's Health Department has penalised 97 private hospitals since 2018 for illegally collecting excess amounts from patients under the AB-PMJAY-ArK scheme, collecting fines of over Rs 1.66 crore. It has also acted against 17 empanelled hospitals for denying treatment. Officials filed 975 cases, with fines ranging from Rs 4,000 to Rs 11 lakh. Only 580 of Karnataka's over 2,000 private hospitals are empanelled.
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