Kathmandu. Starting today, patients will have to pay an additional 3 percent 'Health Equity Fee' when receiving treatment services in private hospitals, nursing homes, polyclinics, labs, and private medical colleges.The new system has come into effect today after the government implemented a 3 percent health equity fee on all types of service charges levied by privately operated health institutions through the Economic Bill 2083.According to the new system, private health institutions will have to add a health equity fee at a rate of 3 percent on all service charges collected from patients. For example, if the treatment costs ten thousand...