The Union Cabinet recently approved a new health policy (National Health Policy 2017) covering government healthcare providers while seeking to plug gaps in public infrastructure with the help of private healthcare entities. The last such national policy was rolled out in 2002. In India, health is a state subject, even though state governments hardly have resources to invest.
As a result, the private sector has become the dominant service provider, leading to widening inequity in access. With poor public expenditure, out-of-pocket expenses on health in India are among the highest in the world. A survey on the state of Indian healthcare by LocalCircles conducted online reveals that people are concerned about the rising health costs and want the government to step up regulation of private healthcare providers.
via National Health Policy 2017: Healthcare: Concern over rising costs, trust – The Economic Times
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