Healthcare Costs
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Healthcare costs are forcing Indians into debt and distress sales
About 8%-9% of all Indian households were pushed below the poverty line due to healthcare costs, says expert.
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
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After Covid-19, what can India learn from the universal healthcare systems of its neighbours?
There are lessons to be had from Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives about providing free access to medical treatment.
Swati Narayan
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Should public money be sought for expensive organ transplantation procedures?
Organ transplantation is highly inequitable but government should promote more low-cost interventions instead of high-cost surgeries.
J Amalorpavanathan & CE Karunakaran
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Fortis CEO defends Rs 15 lakh fee charged in Gurugram dengue death case: Mint
The hospital used the ‘exactly right’ number of gloves and syringes while treating the seven-year-old girl, said Bhavdeep Singh.
Scroll Staff
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India’s health protection scheme does little to address biggest cost to patients – buying medicines
The National Health Protection Scheme provides insurance cover for hospitalisation at the secondary and tertiary health care levels.
Nivedita Rao
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Private hospitals are inflating medical bills, says drug pricing authority
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority found that a hospital was billing a patient Rs 189.95 for a single injection that it bought for Rs 13.64.
Priyanka Vora
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Dengue death: Fortis marked up prices of medicines used for 7-year-old by up to 1,700%, finds NPPA
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority found that the hospital also made over 900% profit on some non-scheduled drugs and up to 350% on scheduled drugs.
Scroll Staff
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Government to investigate hospital that allegedly charged over Rs 15 lakh to treat child with dengue
Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram, however, denied any wrongdoing.
Scroll Staff
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India’s flagship health insurance scheme for the poor has failed to cut medical expenses. Here’s why
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana suffers from poor enrollment, inadequate benefits and does not cover outpatient services.
Anup Karan
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