India, April 22 -- Private hospitals are under the Centre's scanner due to overcharging amid growing concerns on the rising cost of private healthcare. The government is considering ways to curb the medical costs, including potentially putting a cap on trade margins on a variety of medical devices, reported CNBC TV18.

The health ministry is reviewing a proposal to cap the margins that hospitals can charge on a broad range of medical devices, CNBC Awaaz reported citing sources. This comes amid mounting scrutiny on alleged overbilling by private hospitals.

Under the framework that the government is reviewing, the hospitals will reportedly not be allowed to bill beyond a fixed margin over the cost or landing price of medical devices, the r...