Universalising Healthcare in India: From Care to Coverage Universalising Healthcare in India: From Care to Coverage Editors Imrana Qadeer K.B. Saxena P.M. Arathi Universalising Healthcare in India: From Care to Coverage Edited by Imrana Qadeer, K.B. Saxena, P.M. Arathi © Council for Social Development, New Delhi First Published 2019 ISBN 978-93-5002-588-8 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the Publisher. Published by AAKAR BOOKS 28 E Pocket IV, Mayur Vihar Phase I Delhi 110 091 India
[email protected] Laser Typeset at Arpit Printographers, Delhi Printed at D.K. Fine Art Press, Delhi This collective work is dedicated to Pushpa M. Bhargava, A scientist with a social vision Contents List of Abbreviations 11 List of Figures 19 List of Tables 21 Acknowledgements 23 Foreword by Muchkund Dubey 25 Introduction: The Idea of Universal Healthcare: Its Passage Through Time 31 Part I Ideas, Concepts, History and Practice of UHC in India 1. Universal Health Coverage: The Trojan Horse of Neoliberal Policies 55 Imrana Qadeer 2. Universal Healthcare and Health Assurance Through Healthcare Industry and Market Mechanisms: Evidence Versus Ideology 74 Indira Chakravarthi 3. National Health Policy 2015: Growth Fundamentalism Driving Universal Health Coverage Agenda? 98 Indranil Mukhopadhyay 4. Interrogating the Proposed Universal Healthcare in India Through a ‘Quality’ Lens 117 Prachinkumar Ghodajkar 5. Growth of Private Medical Colleges in Maharashtra and Its Implications for Universal Healthcare 146 Archana Diwate Part II Evidences and Experiences of Public Private Partnerships and Health Insurance Schemes 6.