{
  "id": 7934006,
  "title": "Centre seeks NPPA report on high markups in hospital consumables",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/centre-seeks-nppa-report-on-high-markups-in-hospital-consumables",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:02:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/centre-seeks-nppa-report-on-high-markups-in-hospital-consumables/134298088"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Centre has requested a report from the NPPA regarding price discrepancies. Maharashtra FDA flagged significant gaps between trade prices and MRPs for hospital items. A survey revealed markups of over 2,800 percent on certain medical consumables. This situation may revive discussions on trade margin rationalisation for medical devices. The medical device industry supports calls for fair…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Maharashtra FDA Commissioner made recommendation to NPPA on pricing gap of hospital consumables",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/maharashtra-fda-commissioner-made-recommendation-to-nppa-on-pricing",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:33:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}