more-inThe new National Health Policy (2017) released last week presents a clear vision of how India’s sluggish health system can be galvanised to deliver health and well-being to all by 2030, to meet the Sustainable Development Goal on health. Also Read Framing the right prescription for health expenditureThere is an assurance of primary health services which are needed for comprehensive care and promotion of well-being. The much-delayed National Urban Health Mission is to be imparted speed and scale to address the unmet needs of urban primary health care while reaching out to the urban poor. Secondary and tertiary health care will be provided through strengthened public services, with gap filling through strategic purchasing of services from private providers. While a ‘capitation’ fee model — of fixed annual payment for full health care of a person — has been proposed for primary health care, a ‘fee for service’ system has been proposed for secondary and tertiary care.

Source: The Hindu March 22, 2017 18:37 UTC