World Bank Advises India To Curb ‘Excessive’ Use Of Health Care
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The World Bank has warned India that its insured citizens are as much as three times more likely to be hospitalized because of a trend toward “excessive” health care in the country.
The World Bank has warned India that its insured citizens are as much as three times more likely to be hospitalized because of a trend toward “excessive” health care in the country. The bank said in a report that many costly medical treatments provide only marginal benefits and could cause harm in some cases. As India spends a greater share of public resources on medical coverage and treatment, it has an urgent need to put checks in place to avoid overuse, the bank said. (Click here for more
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"World Bank Warns Against Excessive Health Care In India" - Economic Times (India) (7/31/2014)