Healthcare cost may go up post GST: Apollo Hospitals

Overall healthcare cost could increase post GST as some services and products will be taxed at 15-18 per cent, although healthcare per se has been exempted, Apollo Hospitals said today. Apollo Chairman Prathap C Reddy said if there is an increase in healthcare cost by up to two per cent, hospitals would be in a position to absorb the hike but anything more than that would have to be passed on to p…