http://needgap.com Find your customers by the problem you are solving for them. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:20:00 +0000 How much a patient is charged for a treatment in a private hospital is mostly opaque, until the patient receives the bill. It's common to get 2x - 3x times the projected costs for the treatment.<div><br></div><div>But, times are not normal; COVID-19 lockdown has cut private hospital revenue extensively as very few people are visiting hospitals for non-COVID related treatment and not many private hospitals are participating in treating COVID-19 patients. Even those private hospitals who are treating COVID-19 patients are charging extraordinarily high price for their treatment.</div><div><br></div><div>So, as the lockdown lifts private hospitals are sure to charge exuberantly and discriminately for providing treatments to compensate for their loss of revenue.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It's now more crucial than ever for a patient to get an idea of how much they will get charged for a treatment in a hospital, There are currently no means to know that. A public database where patients can share their hospital bills for everyone to see would helpful in creating transparency for private hospital charges and may also bring accountability from private hospitals.<br></div> 3 points posted by Katy Jones /problems/122-how-much-will-i-be-charged-for-my-treatment-hospital-bills 122 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 13:38:00 +0000