Should cost decide care?
This is a philosophical question. The current reality in India is that cost does decide care. Available data show that around 3 percent of the population is hospitalised annually. Around two-thirds of these hospitalisations happen in private facilities. There is a wide variety of hospital facilities available in the private sector, ranging from small places with a few facilities, through middle-level hospitals which are fairly well-equipped, to the comprehensive facilities available in some corporate hospitals.
