AP denies its patients med care in Hyd

services are stopped, the patient is denied his right of seeking the best possible care.”

The patients already under treatment in Hyderabad, will now be compelled to change their doctor midway due to the abrupt decision.

According to the data available with doctors, 70 per cent of NTR Vaidyaseva patients come to Hyderabad for treatment.

Senior cardiologist Dr Sarat Chandra said, “Several patients are not aware of this decision and continue to seek treatment in Hyderabad. They are now being forced to pay and they are having difficulty mobilising the money. There are people domiciled in Andhra Pradesh but living in Hyderabad who are denied the right of seeking treatment in their city.”

The doctors stated that the priority of the government should be to facilitate better care, rather than restricting care.

Senior cardiologist Dr Vijay Kumar Reddy said, “The decision for now is taken only for cardiology and other specialties have not been included in the order. This is bad for cardiac patients of AP state.”

A senior doctor said, “The hospitals of Andhra Pradesh are aggressively catering to Telangana Aarogyasri patients from the districts of Khammam and Nalagonda. This is being openly done but there is no hue and cry raised by Telangana Aarogyasri, as it is considered to be in the interest of the patient.”