On Raj health bill, govt and doctors need to negotiate
1 year, 11 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 bill that requires private health care providers to deliver emergency medical care without prepayment. Two, nowhere in any universal health care system is emergency medical attention left to the vagaries of the market, and this has already been upheld in past judicial rulings. Even liberal universal health care systems, such as Switzerland, legislate health care providers to ensure equitable health care.

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Praja Arogya Vedika urged Chief Minister Jagan to bring out Right to Health Act in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

Praja Arogya Vedika urged Chief Minister Jagan to bring out Right to Health Act in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Praja Arogya Vedika, an affiliate of the Jan Swastha Abhiyan, has appealed to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to bring out the Right to Health Act, which provides access to quality healthcare services to all citizens of the State. Sai Prasad and general secretary T. Kameswara Rao wrote to the Chief Minister on February 11, drawing his attention to …

Right to Health Bill: Private doctors call off strike in Rajasthan
1 year, 11 months ago

Right to Health Bill: Private doctors call off strike in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Private doctors in Rajasthan on Tuesday called off their 17-day long strike after the state government agreed to keep unaided private hospitals out of the ambit of the Right to Health Bill. “It is a matter of happiness that the state government has agreed on the proposal placed before the doctors regarding the Right to Health Bill. According to the …

Rajasthan doctors call off protest after consensus over Right to Health Bill
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajasthan doctors call off protest after consensus over Right to Health Bill

India Today  

Rajasthan private doctors on Tuesday decided to call off protests over the Right to Health Bill after reaching a consensus with the government. "After signing of MOU by IMA Rajasthan, UPCHAR AND PHNHS with the state government regarding RTH, which has excluded almost 97 to 98 % of private hospitals from the ambit of the RTH Bill, the state working …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test case?
2 years ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test case?

Deccan Chronicle  

In a country where nearly half of all healthcare costs are still paid for by the patients themselves, you would think a law guaranteeing people’s right to health would be welcomed universally, and with open arms. As I write, comes the news that medical services in Rajasthan are likely to be seriously affected with government doctors and faculty members at …

The roots of health bill row in Rajasthan
2 years 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
2 years 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 …

Rajasthan doctors hold massive rally against Right to Health Act
2 years ago

Rajasthan doctors hold massive rally against Right to Health Act

Hindustan Times  

Government and private doctors along with medical and paramedical professionals took out a massive rally today in Rajasthan's Jaipur to protest against the recently passed Right to Health Act in the state assembly. Doctors across the state, including IMA's Rajasthan chapter, have been protesting against the Act, that gives rights to every resident to avail free of cost treatment along …

Jaipur doctors in black clothes protest against Right to Health bill
2 years ago

Jaipur doctors in black clothes protest against Right to Health bill

India Today  

Doctors in private hospitals have been protesting against the Right to Health bill for several days in Jaipur. Indian Medical Association secretary Dr Ravindra Dhabhai stated that due to the Right to Health bill, there is a lot of resentment among doctors. DOCTORS WEAR BLACK CLOTHES In opposition to the bill, doctors were seen wearing black coats instead of white …

Rajasthan clears Right to Health Bill amid protests
2 years ago

Rajasthan clears Right to Health Bill amid protests

Hindustan Times  

The people of Rajasthan will be entitled to emergency care in private hospitals without any prepayment, and if they are unable to pay the bill, the government will reimburse the hospitals, according to the Rajasthan Right to Health Bill 2022 passed by the state assembly on Tuesday, amid protests by private doctors and hospitals. State health minister Parsadi Lal Meena …

Rajasthan Police resorts to lathi charge, mistreat private medics as they protest against govt's 'Right to Health Bill': Explained
2 years ago

Rajasthan Police resorts to lathi charge, mistreat private medics as they protest against govt's 'Right to Health Bill': Explained

Op India  

On Monday, medical professionals in Jaipur protested the Rajasthan government’s planned Right to Health Bill. #WATCH | Rajasthan police lathi-charge private hospital doctors and managers who were protesting against the ‘Rajasthan Right to Health Bill’, in Jaipur pic.twitter.com/4cVVD6cZC6 — ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan March 20, 2023 On Monday, the Joint Action Committee, which had previously endorsed the Bill a few days earlier, …

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

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

Jaipur Police Lathicharge Doctors Protesting Against 'Rajasthan Right To Health Bill' — Video
2 years ago

Jaipur Police Lathicharge Doctors Protesting Against 'Rajasthan Right To Health Bill' — Video

ABP News  

Rajasthan police baton-charged private hospital doctors and managers on Monday during their protest against the 'Rajasthan Right to Health Bill' in Jaipur. This comes after Medical services at private hospitals and nursing homes in Rajasthan were affected on Sunday as doctors went on a strike against the state government's proposed Right to Health Bill. #WATCH | Rajasthan police lathi-charge private …

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

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Bill runs into rough weather before passage in State Assembly
2 years, 1 month 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, …

Reversing health sector neglect with a reform agenda
4 years, 7 months ago

Reversing health sector neglect with a reform agenda

The Hindu  

Two countries which lead in the COVID-19 cases tally in the world today, namely the United States and India, are also the ones where the need for health-care reform post COVID-19 has been most keenly felt. However, the foundational aspects of U.S. health care, such as a fragmented private insurance landscape and a love for expensive specialised care, could hardly …

Budget 2018: India is inching towards universal health coverage
7 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2018: India is inching towards universal health coverage

Live Mint  

Ayushman Bharat is the attractive title under which two promises of National Health Policy of 2017 have been coupled to create a new initiative in the Union budget of 2018. These two proposals have now been branded together in this year’s budget, to provide the thrust engine for the nation’s journey towards universal health coverage. The budget allocates Rs1,200 crore …

Leftist organizations push for draconian bill that may kill Karnataka’s healthcare sector
7 years, 4 months ago

Leftist organizations push for draconian bill that may kill Karnataka’s healthcare sector

Op India  

The Karnataka government has tabled a draconian bill titled “Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act” to regulate private healthcare in the state. The act excludes government hospitals from its provisions – ironic considering an overwhelming majority of population goes to private hospitals simply because the government healthcare system is in shambles and has proven its inadequacy in handling the country’s healthcare …

The Right To Health – Uneasy Silence
7 years, 7 months ago

The Right To Health – Uneasy Silence

Live Law  

Diseases and mishaps must have had their grip over humans ever since they came into existence. The Court through its judgment rendered by S.C.Agarwal J. ordered that for dealing with emergency cases the State must ensure that Adequate facilities are available at the Primary Health Centres where the patient can be given immediate primary treatment so as to stabilize his …

The Right To Health – Uneasy Silence
7 years, 7 months ago

The Right To Health – Uneasy Silence

Live Law  

Diseases and mishaps must have had their grip over humans ever since they came into existence. The Court through its judgment rendered by S.C.Agarwal J. ordered that for dealing with emergency cases the State must ensure that Adequate facilities are available at the Primary Health Centres where the patient can be given immediate primary treatment so as to stabilize his …

Continuing tale of state neglect
7 years, 7 months ago

Continuing tale of state neglect

The Hindu  

Health-care services in India at the time of Independence were a function of the socio-economic and political interests of the colonial rulers. Rise of private sector Instead of securing access to comprehensive health-care services, public health in the post-Independence period came to mean disease control programmes. The underfunding of the NHM should be seen in the light of a comment …

Pensioners lead charge against health service privatisation
13 years ago

Pensioners lead charge against health service privatisation

Al Jazeera  

London, United Kingdom – “The National Health Service is the closest thing the English have to a religion,” declared former Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson in 1992. The pair also claimed: “We want to free NHS staff from political micromanagement, increase democratic participation in the NHS and make the NHS more accountable to the patients that it serves.” And of course, …

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