The West Bangal government is likely to take action against certain private hospitals and nursing homes for fleecing swine flu patients.

Apart from the ICU cost, some hospitals are demanding Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh from swine flu patients for admitting them.
“Some hospitals are demanding huge sums from the patients. Our assessment says that the maximum charge for treatment of a severe respiratory-distressed patient in the ICU of a corporate hospital should be around Rs. 14,000 per day, including the cost of medicines. But they are charging around Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 40,000 per day,” a top health department official said.
Sources in the health department said a minister had recently sent his relative, a swine flu suspect, to a private hospital on Tuesday. The hospital demanded Rs. 1 lakh for admission.
Source-Medindia