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Express Investigation: How patients were scammed at a top govt hospital

Express Investigation: How patients were scammed at a top govt hospital

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Express Investigation: How patients were scammed at a top govt hospital

From3 Things

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Earlier this year, 54 patients from mostly poor families were conned out of 2.7 crore at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital — one of India’s largest and busiest medical institutes run by the Centre. This is what official records and probe documents accessed by The Indian Express reveal.In this episode, Indian Express’ Kaunain Sheriff, who led this investigation, joins us to explain how a senior doctor, his accomplices, and a nexus of middlemen duped patients, whose medical expenses were covered under the Centre’s flagship public health insurance scheme — the Ayushman Bharat Yojana.Hosted, written, and produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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