{
  "id": 7740131,
  "title": "Tukaram Mundhe's latest action plan on medical devices: MRP vs procurement prices revealed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/tukaram-mundhes-latest-action-plan-on-medical-devices-mrp-vs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:09:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tukaram-mundhes-latest-action-plan-on-medical-devices-mrp-vs-procurement-prices-revealed-11789543323689.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has initiated action against exorbitant pricing of medical devices in the state, revealing markups of up to 2,841% between procurement costs and maximum retail prices (MRP). The survey conducted by the state government found that certain hospital surgical consumables and devices were being sold at such inflated prices, particularly in private hospitals. Mundhe has written to the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to review these findings and propose actions, including capping trade margins and regulating essential categories of medical devices under structured price monitoring. The issue goes beyond mere pricing, as it raises concerns about patient protection due to the significant asymmetry of information, with patients often unaware of the true procurement costs of medical devices used during their hospitalization.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}