The burden of health care on India’s poorest
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The burden of health care on India’s poorest

Hindustan Times  

In recent years, the Indian government has made significant strides in reducing the burden of health expenditure on the common citizen. A particular focus of the government has been to reduce the burden of severe economic shocks due to “catastrophic” health care expenditure such as hospitalisation. In order to understand the character of catastrophic health expenditure, Artha Global’s Centre for Rapid Insights asked respondents, “The last time you or someone in your household was hospitalised/admitted in a hospital, what was your primary mode of payment?” The sample covered 6,755 respondents across 421 of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies, and anchored to population weights calculated from the National Family and Health Survey conducted from 2019 to 2021, to generate estimates relatively representative of India as a whole. Even with significant growth in government assistance, we found a little over one-half of the population still required out-of-pocket catastrophic health care expenditure, which naturally puts a huge burden on the population at large. This data is relatively consistent with previous estimates from Indian data such as the National Sample Survey and suggests that government schemes still fail to meet health care demand to a great extent.

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Delhi government boosts healthcare budget by 48%, expands Ayushman Bharat coverage
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Delhi government boosts healthcare budget by 48%, expands Ayushman Bharat coverage

India Today  

The BJP ruled Delhi government has increased the healthcare budget by 48 percent for the fiscal year 2025-26. In comparison to the previous fiscal year’s budget of Rs 8,685 crore, the new allocation amounting to Rs 12,893 crore clearly indicates the government’s enhanced focus on public health spending. Along with the aggressive expansion of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the allocation …

Government spending for healthcare increased under Modi regime: Nadda
1 week, 2 days ago

Government spending for healthcare increased under Modi regime: Nadda

The Hindu  

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday on the working of his Ministry, said that the health policy adopted by the Narendra Modi Government in 2017 had shifted the focus towards comprehensive healthcare development from a curative approach. Mr. Nadda said the All India Institute of Medical Research was now promoting research …

A status check of universal health coverage in India
1 week, 4 days ago

A status check of universal health coverage in India

The Hindu  

A little over six years ago, what has been proclaimed as the world’s largest health assurance scheme, namely, the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, was rolled out in the face of hitherto scarce evidence of publicly funded health insurance affording significant levels of financial risk protection, particularly to the marginalised. Frequently, inpatient care insurance is linked to …

Flexible payment plans, bundled care packages, digital tools can cut medical care costs, says Aster DM’s chief Azad Moopen
1 week, 6 days ago

Flexible payment plans, bundled care packages, digital tools can cut medical care costs, says Aster DM’s chief Azad Moopen

The Hindu  

With digital interventions such as telemedicine platforms, AI-driven diagnostics and mobile health initiatives already ensuring access for patients to specialists and timely interventions, going forward, innovative financing solutions, including flexible payment plans, bundled care packages and digital tools that provide real-time cost estimates and insurance eligibility, would help patients make informed choices and access affordable healthcare, says Dr. Azad Moopen, …

Health Gets 30 per Cent More Funds Than Last Year: Minister
3 weeks ago

Health Gets 30 per Cent More Funds Than Last Year: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Health Minister Satyakumar Yadav has said five multi-specialty hospitals are being constructed in tribal areas at a cost of Rs 50 crore each. The minister thanked the state assembly for sanctioning a budget grant of Rs 19,264 crore for medical and health, and noted that this was 30 per cent more than the budget allocations for health from the …

‘India sets an example to the world that global health challenges can be overcome’
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘India sets an example to the world that global health challenges can be overcome’

The Hindu  

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mysore N.K. Lokanath said here on Tuesday that India has taken decisive steps to eliminate tuberculosis through collaboration, innovation, and determination and set an example to the world that global health challenges can be overcome. He was speaking after inaugurating a national workshop titled “Ni-Kshay Yakshma Samvada” on tuberculosis organised by the Government Ayurvedic …

Adequate allocations will be made to Medical and Health department in budget, says Bhatti
1 month, 1 week ago

Adequate allocations will be made to Medical and Health department in budget, says Bhatti

The Hindu  

The State government has announced its resolve to provide adequate allocation to Medical and Health department in the budget for the year 2025-26. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha said the government has decided to provide sufficient funds to the Health department and Rajiv Aarogyasri health insurance scheme as a majority of the poor …

Kerala budget increases social sector funding, but no hike in pensions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala budget increases social sector funding, but no hike in pensions

New Indian Express  

There has been a serious effort by the finance minister to sustain financial inputs in the social sector despite financial constraints. But the gender budget analysis presented shows total allocation for women and girls under all government departments together showed a rise of just 4%. Another highlight is the declaration that the pending social security pension payments will be paid …

Kerala Budget: Not a substantial allocation for health care sector
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Budget: Not a substantial allocation for health care sector

The Hindu  

The outlay of the State Budget presented by Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal in the Assembly on health care, which excludes health-related expenditure such as water and sanitation, is around ₹3,000 crore, which accounts for 1.74% of the proposed total government expenditure. The issue of poor government spending in the health sector had been plaguing the public health-conscious State like …

High Court questions Punjab Govt’s reluctance to disclose ad expenses, calls for affidavit
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High Court questions Punjab Govt’s reluctance to disclose ad expenses, calls for affidavit

Op India  

On Thursday, February 6th, the Punjab and Haryana court observed that the Punjab government does not want to comply with the judicial directions seeking disclosure of state expenses incurred on This is after the court found that the state had no explanation for not clearing the dues of over ₹500 crores to hospitals under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Ever since …

Budget 2025: Viksit Bharat a Pipe Dream Unless Education and Healthcare Spending Gets Proportionate Boost
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Viksit Bharat a Pipe Dream Unless Education and Healthcare Spending Gets Proportionate Boost

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 06, 2025 17:19 IST - 5 MINS READ A close look at the budgetary numbers offers critical insights into government spending in two vital areas: education and health. Healthcare paints an equally dire picture where India is short by a staggering 2.4 million hospital beds, leaving millions without access to proper medical treatment. While at first glance …

Kerala opts for huge WB loan for initiative to improve health system
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kerala opts for huge WB loan for initiative to improve health system

The Hindu  

The State Cabinet has approved the implementation of the Kerala Health System Improvement Programme under the Health department by taking a loan to the tune of ₹2,424.28 crore from the World Bank. The programme aims at building a resilient health system capable of tackling all emerging health issues while addressing the evolving demographic and epidemiological problems in the State. Goals …

Making health system push economic growth: a case of missed opportunity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Making health system push economic growth: a case of missed opportunity

The Hindu  

To make our economy grow, we need to push private consumption. The key department within the Health ministry, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, which runs most of the critical public health programmes, saw a meagre 11% increase in its annual Budget Estimates from last fiscal year’s Revised Estimates. Within health, the focus remains on the national level insurance …

Budget 2025: A push for healthcare excellence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: A push for healthcare excellence

New Indian Express  

The Union Budget 2025-26 reflects a decisive step towards strengthening India’s healthcare and economic landscape. Investing in skill development to bridge gaps Ensuring healthcare accessibility requires a skilled workforce, and the budget has proposed 75,000 new medical seats over next five years. Viksit Bharat: A future of growth & opportunity Beyond healthcare, the budget paves the way for a more …

BJP hails Union Budget 2025-26 as ‘Developed India’ Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP hails Union Budget 2025-26 as ‘Developed India’ Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:AP BJP president and Rajahmundry MP Daggubati Purandeswari praised the Union Budget 2025-26, calling it a people-centric budget that will drive economic growth and benefit all sectors, including agriculture, MSMEs, women, and youth. Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav welcomed the 12.9% budget increase for healthcare and lauded key initiatives like telemedicine, digital diagnostics, AI-based services, and broadband expansion in primary …

Healthcare gets an infrastructure and insurance boost
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Healthcare gets an infrastructure and insurance boost

The Hindu  

The Union Budget of 2024-25 provides support to healthcare delivery through increased investment in infrastructure and expansion of the health workforce. This will help in meeting health workforce shortages that are limiting access to needed health services, even as the demand for health services will rise due to a growing and ageing population. This is needed, since the government earlier …

Guest Column| Hospital bill should not be a financial death sentence
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Guest Column| Hospital bill should not be a financial death sentence

Hindustan Times  

As the Union Budget-2025 is presented on February 1, India’s healthcare sector stands at the crossroads, demanding urgent reforms and strategic investments. A hospital bill should not be a financial death sentence, yet India’s healthcare system is marked by stark disparities in costs and service quality across private hospitals. Increase healthcare allocation A nation’s health is its true wealth, yet …

Economic Survey 2025: AB-PMJAY reduced out-of-pocket-expenditure from 62.6% to 39.4%
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Economic Survey 2025: AB-PMJAY reduced out-of-pocket-expenditure from 62.6% to 39.4%

The Hindu  

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, India’s health assurance scheme, providing financial protection for secondary and tertiary healthcare, has contributed to significant reductions in out-of-pocket expenditure through an increase in social security and primary health expenditure, with over ₹1.25 lakh crore in savings recorded, said the Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on Friday, January 31, 2025, by …

Why Union Budget 2025 can enhance insurance and healthcare access for all
2 months ago

Why Union Budget 2025 can enhance insurance and healthcare access for all

Firstpost  

While we are getting ready for the forthcoming budget, it is the time to address reforms that might make insurance and healthcare more inclusive, reasonably priced, and easily available. Reducing GST rates on health and life insurance premiums will assist to relieve family financial load and provide these important protections within the reach of more households. Further improving access to …

Budget 2025: How can government make healthcare more affordable
2 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2025: How can government make healthcare more affordable

India Today  

All eyes are set on February 1, as the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to unveil the Budget 2025. These challenges hinder the full realisation of a healthier, more resilient population.” He added, “A key step in this direction would be rationalising the GST from the current 18% on health and wellness products, including dietary supplements.” EXPANDING GST EXEMPTIONS …

Budget 2025: Higher insurance penetration, Ayushman Bharat among 4 key expectations to benefit Healthcare Industry
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Higher insurance penetration, Ayushman Bharat among 4 key expectations to benefit Healthcare Industry

Live Mint  

Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for fiscal 2025-26 on February 1. The expectations are building and healthcare industry expects expansion of healthcare schemes such as ayushman Bharat, increased Insurance penetration, emphasis on preventive healthcare, Tax releif for consumables and equipments This year’s budget must take bold steps to prioritize the health and …

Healthcare faces significant challenges in infrastructure
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Healthcare faces significant challenges in infrastructure

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The healthcare industry has recommended several reforms to reduce costs of key medicines, enhance accessibility, as well as promote innovation. Lowering GST on health insurance premiums to 5% could improve insurance penetration, while Viability Gap Funding and low-interest capital investments are needed to add 2.5-3 million hospital beds. In 2018, the government launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan …

Healthcare Industry seeks tax cuts on insurance premiums & increased budgetary allocation in Budget 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Healthcare Industry seeks tax cuts on insurance premiums & increased budgetary allocation in Budget 2025

Live Mint  

New Delhi, January 14 : Ahead to the Union Budget 2025, industry stakeholders are expecting reforms that will propel the healthcare sector. Aman Puri, Founder of Steadfast Nutrition, urged the government to increase healthcare spending to 2.5-3 per cent of GDP, aligning with global averages. Dr. Smeet Patel, Director of Mayflower Women's Hospital in Ahmedabad, emphasized the need for reduced …

Budget 2025: Healthcare Experts Seek Special Focus On Innovation And Accessibility
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Healthcare Experts Seek Special Focus On Innovation And Accessibility

ABP News  

The healthcare system is one of the most crucial aspects of every country and every government puts a special focus on it. More Focus On Mental Health Manun Thakur, Founder and CEO of Veda Rehabilitation and Wellness, said, “According to a recent report by Deloitte India, “Poor mental health in employees is causing Indian companies a loss of over $14 …

Union Budget 2025: Healthcare sector seeks tax cuts, funding innovations and rural outreach
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Healthcare sector seeks tax cuts, funding innovations and rural outreach

Firstpost  

As India prepares for the upcoming Union Budget, the healthcare sector is raising critical demands for comprehensive reforms and increased investment. To achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030, experts are pushing for a significant rise in public healthcare spending, innovative funding models and policies that ensure access to quality care particularly in rural areas. Anup Mehra, DGM Finance at PSRI …

Budget 2025: AI-Driven Diagnostics To R&D Push; Here’s What The Healthcare Sector Expects
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025: AI-Driven Diagnostics To R&D Push; Here’s What The Healthcare Sector Expects

ABP News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in parliament on February 1st, 2025 and leaders across the country are sharing their take on what they are expecting from the upcoming budget. Over the past 15 years, India has made significant improvements in its healthcare sector through policy interventions focused on …

Doctors urge govt. to allocate more funds to health sector
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Doctors urge govt. to allocate more funds to health sector

The Hindu  

Medical professionals on Thursday urged the government to urgently strengthen primary health centres, community health centres and district health centres in the State. Health Budget-2025’, organised by Praja Aarogya Vedika at MBVK Bhavan in Vijayawada, doctors discussed the importance of raising the allocation for the health sector in the upcoming Budget. Some of their demands include attention to preventive healthcare; …

India needs to prioritise preventive care
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India needs to prioritise preventive care

The Hindu  

India is facing a healthcare crisis that is growing both in scope and cost. If the government were to enable a step change in preventive health services adoption, it could significantly reduce the overall financial burden on individuals and the healthcare system. As part of the Finance Act, 2013, the Union government made efforts to encourage preventive healthcare by offering …

A vision for healthcare in India
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A vision for healthcare in India

The Hindu  

Health development is an integral part of social development. Universal health coverage is a vital consideration in an impoverished country such as India and expanding the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to include a broader population base is without doubt a crucial initiative. Given that it’s the digital era, implementing the National Digital Health Mission to create digital health …

Healthcare cost inflation soaring, raising health cover premiums
3 months ago

Healthcare cost inflation soaring, raising health cover premiums

The Hindu  

Since COVID-19 pandemic, India has been witnessing a surge in healthcare cost inflation making assured and standardised healthcare unviable for several sections of the society and pushing up health insurance premiums. Speaking to The Hindu, Sumit Bohra, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of India notes that currently in India the rising healthcare cost and growing health insurance premiums are …

India’s Public Health Crisis: The Price of Privatisation
3 months ago

India’s Public Health Crisis: The Price of Privatisation

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 25, 2024 12:00 IST - 9 MINS READ As a nation and as a population, India shares with its South and South-East Asian neighbours the legacy of a heavy public health burden shaped by a common historical past. A recent NITI Aayog report reveals that the average monthly per capita health expenditure remains at about 13 per …

Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier
3 months, 1 week ago

Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier

The Hindu  

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, India is witnessing a surge in healthcare cost inflation, making assured and standardised healthcare unviable for several sections of the society and pushing up health insurance premiums. Speaking to The Hindu, Sumit Bohra, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of India notes that currently in India, rising healthcare costs and growing health insurance premiums are feeding …

The challenge of universal health coverage
3 months, 1 week ago

The challenge of universal health coverage

The Hindu  

The ongoing national conversation on what India needs to do for universal health coverage often misses the complexity of multiple health systems and the unique challenges they bring. Not the solution Government health expenditure in West Bengal, which was ₹1,346 per capita in 2019-20, is only about 61% of the estimated ₹2,205 required to offer UHC. The story is no …

India Needs to Spend More on Healthcare Says Ex-RBI Gov
4 months, 1 week ago

India Needs to Spend More on Healthcare Says Ex-RBI Gov

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: India needs to urgently increase its spending on healthcare and education for accelerating the country’s progress, former Reserve Bank of India governor C Rangarajan said on Friday. He said that India’s healthcare expenditure is currently less than 2 per cent of its GDP, and the government must urgently increase it. Speaking at the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Rangarajan …

Kerala spends highest out-of-pocket expenditure on health in India
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala spends highest out-of-pocket expenditure on health in India

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Increased incidence of lifestyle diseases and high cost of diagnostic tests, coupled with the disappearance of not-for-profit hospitals and people’s reluctance to opt for government medical institutions have pushed Kerala’s out-of-pocket expenses in healthcare to the highest among states, a recent survey has revealed. As per the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23 by the National Sample Survey Office under …

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy said a major revolution has taken place to build a healthy India in the last ten years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Delivering the convocation address at the graduation ceremony of the 14th batch of Rajarajeswari Medical College here on Tuesday, he said, “In the past decade, …

A ‘corrective’ budget’ to repair AP: Health Minister Yadav
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A ‘corrective’ budget’ to repair AP: Health Minister Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP’s annual budget for the 2024-25 financial year is a “corrective budget” aimed at repairing the economy “destroyed due to the YSRC’s misgovernance,” Health Minister Satya Kumar has said. The Rs 2.94 lakh crore annual budget reflected the aspirations of the people, he said on Monday.Speaking to the media, Yadav noted that the government made a total allocation of …

PM Modi Launches Health Cover Plan for Senior Citizens, Hits Out at Delhi and West Bengal Governments
4 months, 4 weeks ago

PM Modi Launches Health Cover Plan for Senior Citizens, Hits Out at Delhi and West Bengal Governments

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a health cover plan for citizens aged 70 and above under the government's flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). The scheme will provide health coverage to all eligible senior citizens regardless of their income. Modi highlighted that the scheme was a blessing for every person associated with it, be it a …

Make prevention the focus of health policy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Make prevention the focus of health policy

Hindustan Times  

The government’s move to expand the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to cover those above 70 years of age recognises a key need of the health care architecture in India — ensuring access to health care for the elderly by making it affordable for them to That said, there will be pressures on the fiscal side. As the …

Evolution of the health care policy framework in India
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Evolution of the health care policy framework in India

Hindustan Times  

This paper traces the history of the evolution of India’s health care policy framework, focusing on its major objectives, challenges faced, and outcomes emerged. The key themes prevalent across most of these policies and specific initiatives included: increasing public health spending and reducing out-of-pocket or catastrophic health spending; addressing rural-urban inequalities in healthcare; developing primary health care; and achieving universal …

Health care: Innovations for an inclusive future
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Health care: Innovations for an inclusive future

Hindustan Times  

India's health care sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven not just by rising incomes, but also through a confluence of transformative factors. By fostering supportive government policies, India has the potential not only to improve health care for its citizens but also to set a global benchmark for affordable, high-quality care. Four areas need urgent attention: * Policy and regulatory …

Transforming health care access and empowering communities
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Transforming health care access and empowering communities

Hindustan Times  

Life expectancy and access to health care have increased globally in recent decades, which has significantly improved general welfare. The World Health Organization states that a health care system should improve population health, prevent health care costs, and meet health expectations. With India's fertility rate declining, it becomes even more critical to integrate fertility-related healthcare into the larger health insurance …

Health sector sees reduced allocation
8 months ago

Health sector sees reduced allocation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government's health, medical and family welfare allocation was reduced to Rs 11,468 crore in Thursday’s state Budget, reflecting a decrease of Rs 910 crore from the Rs 12,161 crore allocated in 2023-24. However, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka pointed out that according to the revised estimates, the previous BRS government had spent only Rs …

A Budget that places health on the margins
8 months ago

A Budget that places health on the margins

The Hindu  

With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, the Union Budget expectedly shifted focus to levers of economic growth such as infrastructure and employment. It was also hoped that the recognition of population health as a vital investment for accelerating as well as protecting economic growth would see continued investment in strengthening our health systems. In the Interim Budget, …

Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme in Telangana: Rs 10 lakh coverage, 163 procedures added
8 months ago

Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme in Telangana: Rs 10 lakh coverage, 163 procedures added

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Enhancing the benefit under the healthcare services in the state, the Congress government on Monday announced that the health insurance cover under the Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme will be increased from the existing Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh per family per annum. The government has added 163 new health procedures to the existing list of 1,672 procedures …

Budget 2024: Health and Pharma industry eyes increase in GDP
8 months ago

Budget 2024: Health and Pharma industry eyes increase in GDP

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Ahead of the union budget presentation which is scheduled to be presented on 23 July, Tuesday by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, eyes lie on the heath sector with high expectations from the healthcare and pharma sector. Dr. Harsh Mahajan Chair-FICCI Health Services Committee and Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging & Labs noted that the healthcare industry …

Budget 2024: Health insurers seek more attractive tax incentives—and a regulator
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Health insurers seek more attractive tax incentives—and a regulator

Live Mint  

In the interim budget for 2024-25 presented in February, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the government’s allocation towards the health sector by nearly 14%. “To enable better retail health insurance penetration, the government can consider categorising them under a separate HSN code and lowering the tax to 5%," says Parimal Heda, chief investment officer, GoDigit General Insurance. The tax on …

India and the ‘managed care’ promise
9 months, 4 weeks ago

India and the ‘managed care’ promise

The Hindu  

Health insurance as the main modality of universal health coverage now looks to be indisputably confirmed to be ingrained in Indian health policy thinking. Recently, a notable health-care chain in South India announced its foray into comprehensive health insurance by combining insurance and health-care provision functions under one roof — what can be called the Indian iteration of a managed …

The imperative for fair and sustainable treatment costs
10 months ago

The imperative for fair and sustainable treatment costs

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of health's recent initiative to engage private hospitals in consultations on standardising treatment costs reflects a groundbreaking moment in India's health care ecosystem. Balancing accessibility and affordability while maintaining quality standards remains a critical challenge that health care providers and policymakers must address to ensure equitable health care access for all. One of the key challenges in health …

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