Health Care Industry In India
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Health Care Industry In India A Paper Highlighting the Present Scenario and a Possible strategy to make the sector attractive Submitted by: - Rahul Raizada Email id: - Rraizada@gmail.com Contact Address: B-18 Qutub Institutional Area New Delhi -16 FORE School of Management Table of Contents I. Introduction 4 II. Private Health Care Facilities and Providers 4 A. Government Policy 5 III. Utilization of Private Health Care Facilities 5 IV. The Cost of Private Health Care 6 A. Expenditure 6 B. Financing 6 V. Policy Concerns 6 VI. Regulating the Private Health Care in India 8 A. Current Regulations 8 B. Assessment of Regulation 9 VII. The Challenges Ahead and A Possible Strategy 9 A. Health Infrastructure in Public Sector 9 B. Financing related Issues 10 C. Shape of Private Sector in Medicine 11 D. Regulatory Issues 12 1. Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) 12 2. Medical Council of India and State medical Councils (SMCs) 13 3. The Nursing Homes Act 13 VIII. References 14 List of Tables Table 1: Typology of Regulations 6 Glossary NHP National Health Policy O&M Operation and Maintenance PHC Public Healthcare Centers CHC Central healthcare Centers GDP Gross Domestic Product NGO Non Government Organization COPRA Consumer Protection Act I. Introduction The private sector plays an important role in India's health care delivery system. Through a wide network of health care facilities, this sector caters to the needs of both urban and rural populations and...


