Misplaced priorities in the Union Health Budget 2015
The Union Budget presented on 28 February 2015 in the Indian parliament has allocated only INR 33,000 crores for health. It allocates more funds for building newer tertiary care hospitals and increases income tax exemptions for buying health insurance. The article explains that model that is being f...
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| description | The Union Budget presented on 28 February 2015 in the Indian parliament has allocated only INR 33,000 crores for health. It allocates more funds for building newer tertiary care hospitals and increases income tax exemptions for buying health insurance. The article explains that model that is being followed, as indicated by these measures, will create havoc to the lives of Indians and make them sicker and healthcare costlier. The budget is not in line with the actual priorities of India′s health system and nor paves the road map for Universal Health Coverage. The Government of India needs to gets its priorities right. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a18d1e3c1f894d9aa0bf2bc598637c972022-12-22T01:37:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632015-01-014217417610.4103/2249-4863.154624Misplaced priorities in the Union Health Budget 2015Soumyadeep BhaumikThe Union Budget presented on 28 February 2015 in the Indian parliament has allocated only INR 33,000 crores for health. It allocates more funds for building newer tertiary care hospitals and increases income tax exemptions for buying health insurance. The article explains that model that is being followed, as indicated by these measures, will create havoc to the lives of Indians and make them sicker and healthcare costlier. The budget is not in line with the actual priorities of India′s health system and nor paves the road map for Universal Health Coverage. The Government of India needs to gets its priorities right.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=2;spage=174;epage=176;aulast=BhaumikBudgetsdelivery of health careeconomicsfinancinggovernmentIndiauniversal health coveragehealth priorities |
| spellingShingle | Soumyadeep Bhaumik Misplaced priorities in the Union Health Budget 2015 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Budgets delivery of health care economics financing government India universal health coverage health priorities |
| title | Misplaced priorities in the Union Health Budget 2015 |
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| topic | Budgets delivery of health care economics financing government India universal health coverage health priorities |
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