HEALTHCARE INDIA

Healthcare tug-of-war: States vs. Center in India

Importance of any state-supported health scheme can't be overstated. About 63 mn people fall below the poverty line each year due to out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare expenditure. Playing politics with such support structures does little to help. Delhi still can boast of a decent health support structure, but Bengal's system, as the recent RG Kar episode shows, is in tatters.