Saturday, August 22, 2009

Karnataka CM announces free swine flu tests

Karnataka Chief Minister yedyurappa announced that government will bear the cost of swine flu treatment for poor and needy people. He requested government and private hospitals not collect the fee from patients instead to send it to government for reimbursement.
The flu test costs anywhere between Rs.700 to Rs.2400. Government will fix the rate for these tests and will reimburse them to hospitals. Further details are awaited.

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