India, Aug. 6 -- BJP MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday flagged the alleged nexus between doctors and pathology labs in Rajya Sabha, alleging that the "referral commission" has become a parallel economy, inflating the bill of patients.

Chadha said that the money is taken not for treatment but just to refer a patient.

"I am raising the issue of referral incentive and cut money arrangements that are going on between some doctors and some diagnostic labs. This has become an informal arrangement not to treat to buy to refer you, money is put in the doctor's pocket," Chadha said.

Raghav Chadha said that there is a set commission rate, dedicated agents and a parallel incentive economy.

"Diagnostic centres call it marketing expense." Doctors call ...