Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad?

In my point of view, commercialization may be good for health sector. We all are aware the situation of government hospital. Due to commercialization, infrastructure will be improved facility will be improved in hospital. Competition will take place among private player benefit will be direct goes to patients, but only one concern is fee and this is major concern, to offset the concerned government should come forward and formulate a proper policy, proper mechanism such as provide incentive for poor people and BPL family so that common man can get treatment at reasonable price.

Hi Guys,

Of course, "Good" because with the help of commercialization doctors can say that there is "God" who is going to save the life. Commercialization is nothing but proper care of the patients by means of the modern and useful machinery of the medicines inside hospitals. We all having the experience of bad time in the hospitals when doctors use to say that I'm sorry there is nothing in my hand this patient is going to die and we stuck at a place in very sad mood and at that time we only remember the "God" and pray to save the life but that life is gone. These kinds of situations take place because of not proper medicines, machinery and having handsome experience doctors inside the hospitals. Commercialization in "Health Care" gives us all those facilities through which possibilities of lives safety goes up with us.

So when we get more & more such benefits with the thing so we always try to ignore nominal minus points so that we can get saved the lives because life's safety is first. We know that the fee is major concerned but there are many ways to handle this worry which is always in our hands and most people get out from this situation to save the life.

Thanks.

Commercialization of health care is good but it should be regulated properly both by government and other organizations. The treatment is not immediately available in government hospitals, and not all technologies are available in government hospitals, this all makes up the poor structure of Indian government health care system.

Health Care is one crucial field where casualness or any sort of nonchalance attitude can by any chance be unaccepted. But, to the saddest part, the world we live today is poised with scars of corruption even in this sanctuary field.

Following are the problems if it is under the governmental control:.

1. Corruption (of course prominent in a country with EXPERTS).
2. Lethargic attitude towards patients.
3. Poor infrastructure and equipment.

These further end up in providing a least care for the patients.

As brought out in earlier discussion points, commercialization would lead to opening up the sector to private player, who, by virtue of their existence, would try to exploit and make the best profit out of business. But there are many other advantages that these private organizations could bring in:

1. Better infrastructure and technology.
2. Health and clean environment.
3. Better Logistics (ambulance and emergency services).
4. Better Management and effective utilization of resources (Doctors, facilities).
5. Cost effective & quality solutions due to health competition.

Based on the locality requirement.

However, nothing comes as free and there is a considerable risk. Either the cost effectiveness may cut a hole on the quality of service or the quality service can be rendered at a higher price. This problem of money laundering can be reduced through proper Government control. The Government can implement guidelines on the standards and pricing. Also, this has to be systemized by period audit by a transparent external agency. Various NGOs and private organizations like Manipal, Aravind are currently doing well in the health care sector. With many MNC's showing interested toward the CSI activities the controlled commercialization will certainly be a boon for our people.

Commercialization of health care is good in the context of India but there is a need of regulation on private hospitals. Positive points of commercialization.

1. Introduction of new technology - our private hospitals are so much technological advance that a lot of foreigners come here for their operations.

2. All the government hospitals are flooded with patients and if there were no private hospitals in India one cannot even dare to think about the condition of health system in India.

3. Availability of large no of technological advance ambulance which can increase the chances of survival of a patient.

There are various cons of commercialization of health system but these all can be eliminated with stricter regulation. Some areas where regulation is required are-.

1. Nowadays anyone can open a nursing home anywhere even in residential colonies, this increases the chances of medical waste being dumped in residential areas which is extremely dangerous.

2. Private hospitals are provided various incentives by the government like subsidized loans, tax exemption etc. , but instead of charging nominal fee for their services they charge so much that only rich people can afford them. This system of incentives should be immediately ended.

3. There is no price mechanism; any hospital can charge anything for their services as they want. There should be a pricing system which should be followed by all the hospitals.

4. Nowadays it is believed that due to commercialization profession of doctors have become the second most corrupt business after politics. In my opinion it is somewhat true also. Doctors today are lured by private hospitals and nursing homes for commissions on sending the patients to them for medical tests and surgeries. Even they are given commission by medical companies. Many a times they advice patients of irrelevant tests and put on unnecessary medication just only to fill their pockets. There is a great need in here for tighter regulation and bringing of doctors under the jurisdiction of states rather than MCI.

Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad?

Hello Friends,

As per my understanding, commercialization of health care is goods hospital with having better facilities, nursing care and technology, provide better access, for people, but it also means that private owned hospitals. When it comes to the privately owned hospital then it means that no support is provided to them by the government. It's like that they have to take care of their hospital by their own ways. In such case maintenance of all the machines provided by the hospital is important and necessary which can be used again, but this is all done by money and their resources is we people and for the maintenance of the hospital private hospital are very expensive. I do agree that some hospital are exploiting patients crazily but not all.

If a person is financially strong it can be manageable but if a person is financially week then the problem starts. In such case, I would request the government to provide a subsidy for health too. It would be like win-win situation because all the people who live here is paying taxes, and government Can happily take care of them. Health is wealth, and development too.

But if in any case government Is not able to provide subsidy in medication for the private hospital then government Should work on government Hospitals we have in our India. They have to take every action required to improve the miserable situation of the hospital in India.

Hello everyone, in my point of view, education and healthcare is the most basic requirements and everyone has a right to the above said so if we commercialize healthcare poor people won't get benefitted from this instead of commercializing we can ask govt to improve the conditions in govt hospitals and to strictly follow some rules and to implement some regular inspection so that the quality remains high with affordable price.

Private hospitals are all profit oriented and they don't really care about patients the unnecessarily add some tests and extra medicines for their own profit and us common people are the sufferer, so commercialization of health care is bad in my point of view.

I have share my point of view pertaining to above topic.

Since every coin has two faces likewise commercialization of health care has good as well as bad aspects.

Good aspects, people who are in good position want them to be treated in good private hospitals as they expect good facilities and proper care and the faculties in private hospitals are very attentive and the treatment they provide will be best of the technology.

Bad aspects, people who are below poverty line can not afford such high amount to get treatment for them government has to take care by providing good facilities with affordable price.

Good evening everyone.

According to me, today's commercialization of health care is bad because of the worst of politics. Because of people have not aware of health care.

I think 75% of the Indian family is middle-class family so they can not afford high charge of hospitals. And approximately 40-45% of people can not effort hospital charges at all because they live below the poverty line, and that 75% and above of people generally need more health care than rich people just because of their standard of life. They consume less quality products due to their low income which directly affects their health and the number of those people is very high in India. So, the Commercialization of health care is not good, that's all. And I think politics and rich people can handle the health care of India if they donate money and some help to poor people.

Hey Guys,

In India, recently we have seen the growth of speciality hospitals, nursing homes with sky scraper buildings. Even people from abroad come here for treatment. New hospitals with all facilities, modern equipments and trained doctors and nurses have emerged as a result of the growth of medical science but the sad part is that it was once a service oriented industry but now it is a money making profession. Many people are unable to get the benefit of such hospitals because of poverty and non affordability. Doctors refuse to serve the rural people and the public health centres in the rural areas are not effective.

It is time for the government and people to join hand and eradicate the shortcomings.