“The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
penny-wise, pound-foolish
Hospitals have increased the price for angioplasty procedures by as much as 45% to make up for the loss of revenue
They have also started negotiating medical procedure prices with health insurance companies
Abbott has withdrawn two high-end stents from the Indian market and the supply of latest stents is also limited
The patients, who have undergone angioplasty at government-funded hospitals, are not affected by price control of stents
UPDATE: Another one bites the dust
By deciding to make a list of essential diagnostics, the big daddies of Indian health policymaking have taken the first step towards a milestone. The National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) was just a list before it set the price of hundreds of medicines. Last year, the list grew to include medical devices—cardiac stents and knee implants. On 12 March, the Health Ministry and NITI Aayog consulted to create another list of essential diagnostics.
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