Education, healthcare shouldn't be used for making profit: Gehlot on protest against Right to Health Bill
1 year, 10 months ago

Education, healthcare shouldn't be used for making profit: Gehlot on protest against Right to Health Bill

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asserted that education and healthcare sectors should not be used for making profit. The Rajasthan Right to Health Bill seeks to give residents of Rajasthan the right to avail free healthcare services from hospitals, clinics and laboratories. Expressing his dismay at the protest, the CM urged the government hospital doctors to make their counterparts working in private hospitals understand the importance of the Bill. Addressing the platinum jubilee programme at Sawai Man Singh Medical College here, he said, "Education and healthcare are such sectors which should not be used for business and profit-making.

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On Raj health bill, govt and doctors need to negotiate
1 year, 9 months ago

On Raj health bill, govt and doctors need to negotiate

Hindustan Times  

The passing of the Right to Health Bill in Rajasthan has sparked controversy, with health care professionals protesting its implementation. Despite its drawbacks and implementation challenges, the legislative approach is crucial in holding the government accountable for health care failures and raising public awareness of health rights, which are currently lacking. Doctors have primarily objected to a provision in the …

The roots of health bill row in Rajasthan
1 year, 9 months ago

The roots of health bill row in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

A new proposed law billed as a masterstroke by the Rajasthan government has triggered protests among doctors across the state this week. The new right to health bill states that a patient will be entitled to emergency treatment anywhere without prepayment of fees. While introducing the bill, state health minister PL Meena said that the legislation was brought in response …

Rajasthan Doctors' Protest Continues: Why They Want Right To Health Act Revoked
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan Doctors' Protest Continues: Why They Want Right To Health Act Revoked

The Quint  

A fine line between rights and obligations “It's called the Right to Health Bill, but the right is only in the name. And if you force implementation, the doctors will end up paying for it in terms of money and other problems.” says Dr Bruno Mascharanus. Fear of wrongful prosecution and lawsuits One of the concerns that the doctors have …

Ahead of election, Gehlot govt's Right to Health Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly
1 year, 9 months ago

Ahead of election, Gehlot govt's Right to Health Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly

India TV News  

Ahead of the crucial election, Gehlot government's ambitious bill that gives every resident the right to free emergency treatment at public or designated private hospitals was passed in the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday. Now, every resident in Rajasthan will have the right to emergency treatment and care "without prepayment" at any "public health institution, health care establishment and designated health …

Rajasthan passes Right to Health Bill amid massive protests by doctors in Jaipur
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan passes Right to Health Bill amid massive protests by doctors in Jaipur

India Today  

The Right to Health Bill, a major flashpoint between agitating doctors and the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government, was passed in the Rajasthan Assembly amid massive protests in Jaipur on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the doctors protesting against the Bill at Janpath were marching towards the Rajasthan Assembly, where the Budget session is underway, to force the government to take back the …

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Bill runs into rough weather before passage in State Assembly
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Bill runs into rough weather before passage in State Assembly

The Hindu  

The Right to Health Bill, tabled in the Rajasthan Assembly on September 22, 2022 has run into rough weather before its passage during the ongoing Budget session, with private hospitals demanding its withdrawal because of the provision for mandatory free-of-cost emergency treatment. Private hospitals and nursing homes have started boycotting the State government’s health schemes, including the flagship Chiranjeevi Yojana, …

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