Bengaluru: The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2017 that seeks to empower the Government to fix rates for various procedures in private hospitals was yesterday referred to the Joint Select Committee of the State Legislature as many members wanted the Government to tread “cautiously” on the issue.
Interestingly, almost all MLAs who opposed the Bill were medical doctors by profession. They opposed the Bill in its present form and suggested to the Government to conduct wider consultations in this regard.
