GI Council may move SC to implead itself on standard rates in Covid therapy

Wants govt to prescribe treatment protocol and then fix the rates

The General Insurance Council (GI Council) is planning to move an application in the Supreme Court to implead itself in a petition that is seeking to subsidise medical treatment to covid-19 patients. The council wants the health ministry to fix uniform rates for all patients seeking treatment against the virus, irrespective of whether they are insured or not.

“We are planning to implead ourselves in the ongoing case in the apex court. We are in discussions on that matter and may file an application to implead ourselves in the PIL seeking to subsidise covid treatment rates”, said a source aware