Medical bills, travel costs add to healthcare burden in Telangana

NSO data highlights the financial burden of healthcare in Telangana, where average hospitalisation costs Rs 52,743. Medical travel adds another expense, with Indian households spending an average Rs 32,167 per health-related overnight trip, excluding treatment costs themselves. Hyderabad: For ordinary families in Hyderabad and districts, falling sick has increasingly become a double whammy of sort