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Room rent caps and proportionate deduction

If the room category is above the one the policy covers, most Indian policies reduce not just the room rent but every charge associated with the stay, in the same ratio.

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What it looks like

A patient eligible for a ₹4,000 room takes a ₹6,000 room. The counter sees a ₹8,000 difference across four nights. The settlement applies the ratio to the surgeon, the theatre, the investigations and the nursing, and the shortfall is ₹43,000.

Where it can still be prevented

  1. At admissionThe room is chosen. This is the only moment the deduction can be avoided entirely.
  2. During the stayThe room can still be changed. The exposure shrinks but does not disappear.
  3. At dischargeThe arithmetic is fixed. Only documentation and consent help now.
  4. At settlementNothing can be changed. You are querying, not preventing.
Consent is the difference between two outcomes

An upgrade the patient consented to in writing is a conversation with the patient. An upgrade nobody recorded is a write-off.

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