Ranchi: Jamshedpur (East) MLA Saryhu Rai has urged the government to reduce the tariffs being charged in private laboratories for RT-PCR tests.
On Friday, Rai wrote to the Secretary of the Chief, Sukhdev Singh, looking for a reduction in tariffs and questioning the logic of the lab behind the charging of Covid patients suspected of being an extra 200 Hospital for his home collection.
At present, according to the level approved by the government.
, private laboratories are filling RS 400 for RT-PCR and RS 600 tests if lab staff are collecting samples from the patient’s house.
An additional Rs 200 is to cover PPE gear and logistics costs.
Although the government has not explained if the laboratory can strengthen the extra power of 200 per person, the laboratory takes a full advantage of it and is recharging per patient Rs 200 even if certain houses have more than one covid patient.
In his letter, RAI said that the government must reduce test rates under the RS 100 and that laboratories should not charge additional rates for house collection.
He said, “I have found many examples where private labs charge Rs 200 per person for a collection of houses.
Although the government has approved the RS 200 as an additional tariff for house collection, it is not clear whether they have to take it per head or only Rs 200 for a visit House.
Maybe the last one as separated from the number of members infected in the household, the technician visited the house to collect samples only once.
So why do you collect a big amount like that? “Activist and founder of NGO Life Saver, Atul Gera, questioned the government to wear The amount is too high for RT-PCR tests when home testing kits are available at Rs 50 on the market.
He added, “This is the time when the numbers must be cut dramatically to encourage people to go for Covid tests so that the pressure on the government laboratory is reduced.
Especially when our government says that we are a poor country, it must maintain minimal testing rates to provide assistance to people -People.
“When asked, the Minister of Health Banna Gupta was not committed to immediately slapping the tariff but to review prices after talking to their officials.
He said, “I agree that the laboratory must charge an additional power of Rs 200 per house only and not based on the number of infected individuals.
We will immediately place an order that will bring more clarity about this problem.
As far as conveying the RT-PCR test rate, I will Immediately held a meeting with the officials concerned to review the allegations.
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