From & To Sathish #7 - Page 61

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/17/ive-been-stupid-and-i-miss-you-the-family-members-who-buried-the-hatchet-after-years-of-silence?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ten_tabs&utm_campaign=FIREFOX-EDITORIAL-TENTABS-2025_08_20&position=4&category=fascinating_stories&scheduled_corpus_item_id=b2feedae-3455-4897-bc5c-91ea712081eb&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Flifeandstyle%2F2025%2Faug%2F17%2Five-been-stupid-and-i-miss-you-the-family-members-who-buried-the-hatchet-after-years-of-silence

I’ve been stupid and I miss you’: the family members who buried the hatchet after years of silence

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Distracted at work right now? How to use the 5-5-5-30 method to get back on track, according to a career coach

A Forward for general awareness!!👇

*Fraud Control India*

*www.fraudcontrolindia.in*

We at Fraud Control India conduct research towards malpractices and fraudulent activities in our society to alert our citizens, not to become victims.

A recent incident we( Self and wife) have undergone shocked me.

We went to a local clinic to show the laboratory tests done by us to the doctor. He reviewed in detail and told us to carry out a dozen more tests in the sane clinic.

The consultation fee per person was Rs 3000/- and we paid the same.

Tests were carried out by both of us and within a week's, to be exact on the 6th day same doctor reviewed the reports. He says everything is ok. Continue same medicine and come for review again within a month.

Another shocker was he charged consultation fee just like six days before i e Rs 3000/ per head.

Normally second review charge should not be there or atleast half of first time. *But greed has no limits*

We paid.

The following post I got today from my freind is worth reading for action by all of us.

Its as under

*Extremely Serious Matter*‼️‼️‼️‼️

Please read and reflect on this with utmost seriousness

India’s healthcare sector is on the verge of collapse, as explicitly acknowledged by India’s Parliamentary Committee.

According to a recent research report published by Zee News, approximately 44% of human surgeries in India are fake, fraudulent, or performed unnecessarily. This means nearly half of the surgeries conducted in hospitals are done solely to fleece patients or the government. The report further categorizes that 55% of heart surgeries, 48% of hysterectomies (uterus removal surgeries), 47% of cancer surgeries, 48% of knee replacements, 45% of C-sections, shoulder replacements, spine surgeries, etc., in India are fake or unnecessary.

A survey conducted in several reputed hospitals in Maharashtra revealed that senior doctors in large hospitals are paid salaries as high as ₹1 crore per month. The reason is that doctors who push for more tests, treatments, admissions, and surgeries—often without necessity—are rewarded with higher salaries. (Source: BMJ Global Health)

*The Times of India published a report after studying numerous cases where deceased patients were shown as alive and treated to extract money. This utterly deplorable practice of exploiting patients has now been exposed in many places.

In one instance at a reputed hospital, a 14-year-old deceased boy was declared alive and kept on a ventilator for about a month for "treatment" before being declared dead. When a complaint was filed, the hospital was found guilty. As a settlement, the hospital paid ₹5 lakh to the family, but what about the mental torture inflicted on the family for a month?

Many times, hospitals stage immediate surgeries for deceased patients, demanding urgent payments from their families. Later, it is declared that the patient died during surgery, allowing the hospital to collect hefty amounts for the procedure. (Source: Dissenting Diagnosis - Dr. Gadre & Shukla)

The insurance (mediclaim) scam is equally horrific.

Approximately 68% of people in India have health insurance, but when the need arises, claims are often denied through various tactics, or only partial amounts are disbursed, leaving patients’ families to bear the remaining costs.

Around 3,000 reputed hospitals have been blacklisted by major insurance companies for submitting fraudulent claims. During the COVID-19 period, many large hospitals were found to have fabricated COVID cases to defraud insurance companies.

Human organ trafficking is an utterly reprehensible business thriving on a large scale. In 2019, The Indian Express exposed a heart-wrenching incident. Consider this: Sangeeta Kashyap, a woman from Kanpur, was lured to Delhi with a job offer at a reputed company. Before joining, she was instructed to undergo a full health check-up at the highly reputed Fortis Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital, but fortunately, she overheard doctors discussing terms like "donor" in the adjacent room and managed to escape. When she informed the friend who took her to the hospital, he threatened her and demanded ₹50,000. She reported the matter to the police, who uncovered an international organ trafficking racket worth thousands of crores. The police report noted that doctors, medical staff, medical support staff, and even police were involved in the scandal.

The ‘hospital referral scam’ is a well-known and rampant practice. A familiar or other doctor informs a patient of a serious illness and refers them to a reputed hospital for admission. Hospitals like Apollo, Fortis, Apex, etc., have referral programs. Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai openly offered ₹1 lakh for referring 40 patients annually, ₹1.5 lakh for 50 patients, and ₹2.5 lakh for 75 patients. Regardless of the patient’s condition, doctors receive these referral fees directly in their bank accounts.

The ‘diagnosis scam’ is a straightforward and highly lucrative fraud worth billions. During raids by the Income Tax Department on reputed pathology labs in Bengaluru, some labs were found with over ₹100 crore in cash and 3.5 kg of gold, intended for bribing doctors. Doctors send patients for tests, whether necessary or not, and receive 40-50% commission. Only 1-2 tests are conducted, while the rest are fabricated. This highly profitable business explains why over 2 lakh labs operate in India, but only around 1,000 are certified.

Pharma companies run similar scams. Around 20-25 major pharmaceutical companies spend ₹1,000 crore annually on doctors. During the COVID-19 period, the company selling Dolo tablets was exposed for paying ₹1,000 crore to doctors. To ensure doctors prescribe their drugs, companies offer cash, foreign trips, and 5-7 day stays in five-star hotels. For instance, USV Ltd. offers each doctor ₹3 lakh in cash or a trip to Australia or the USA.

Another scam involves hospitals and pharma companies. Many pharma firms supply medicines and surgical equipment to large hospitals at very low rates, but the MRP is exorbitantly high. India Today provided evidence that EMCURE supplies its cancer drug Temicure to hospitals for ₹1,950, while hospitals charge patients ₹18,645 for it. All hospitals are complicit in this scam. (Source: India Today Hospital Scam Survey Report)

The Medical Council of India (MCI), the apex body regulating doctors and hospitals, was investigated by a government-appointed committee in 2016. The committee’s report explicitly stated that the MCI is eager to grant permissions for new medical colleges but deliberately neglects regulating doctors and hospitals.

Doctors in India routinely violate MCI rules, but the public remains unaware.

Examples:

👉 1. Doctors must prescribe generic salts, not branded drugs.

👉 2. As per Clause 1.8, doctors must disclose their full fees before treatment.

👉 3. Patients must be informed and their consent obtained before tests or treatments.

👉 4. Every patient’s medical records must be securely maintained for three years.

👉 5. Unethical, dishonest, or incompetent doctors must be exposed without fear.

The scam involving government schemes is a new and staggering fraud worth thousands of crores. When an ex-serviceman visits a hospital with a minor issue like a cold, they are unnecessarily admitted. Their details are fraudulently linked to a government scheme, fake treatments are documented, and after 7-8 days, they are discharged. By then, a bill worth lakhs is siphoned off through the scheme with the help of corrupt officials.

*Almost political level corruption*😔