Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad?

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.

Well, I would like to start by using an idiom that fits perfectly into this situation i.e. there are two sides of the same coin. Commercialization of health care brings with it its advantages and disadvantages and any of them can't be ignored. Let us start with the advantages :

Advantages :

1) Better equipments.
2) Better overall services (sanitation etc).
3) Promotes medical tourism.
4) Better prospects for doctors.

Disadvantages :

1) Attributing to higher medical costs that too in a poor country like India.
2) Quality of doctors is uncertain.
3) May give rise to scams and scandals.

So to conclude and going by the pros and cons of the commercialization, I guess, we can't decide whether it is boon or bane.

Hi Friends, we very well known that idiom 'Health is Wealth'. Everyone wants good facilities to get well soon. But India in India more than 40% people are living below the poverty line. They can/t afford good hospital and costly treatment. IF health is commercialized no doubt we will get good facilities in cheaper price. But Poor people can't afford them. Because the people who can afford always prefer good hospitals at any cost. IF poor people will get benefit from commercialization means free medicine. Free treatment for poor people. Than it can be beneficial.

According to me commercialization of health care is the need of the hour because of poor governance of the government the condition in all the sectors such as telecommunications, transportation, electricity is worse and because of changes in the life style of people with full of stress without commercialization we can't not expect good health services and new studies cannot be carried out without the help of MNC operating.

Those who are pointing put the position of poor people government should come forward with some schemes where in the treatment will be provided at some subsidy offered so that the quality does not degrade.

So to conclude the topic completely eradication of anything is not a solution rather opportunities should be welcomed.

Hello guys I would like to say according to me commercialization of health is good as we know health is wealth. Government has responsibility to take care of people living in their country. In our country majority of people belong to middle class family and and some of them are below poverty line. So they can't afford private hospital and costly medicines so for them commercialization of health care is must.

And government should participate in this by providing good doctors, good equipment, and generic medicines in government hospital. And their should be a seminar on health and hygiene, how to avoid diseases in slum areas. At last I want to say that according to survey fees of government hospital is low than private hospital so government of country should concentrate on to develop government hospital.

Friends I would like to through some light on the current problems we are facing and then get to commercialization.

Rather than focusing on commercialization, our govt should try to elevate the existing facilities provided in the govt hospitals. Adequate remuneration to govt doctors as I have seen these doctors devote less than the required (scheduled) time and instead spend more on their private clinical visits.

If this can be stopped it will be good for poor people of India.

And then commercialization will open a market of healthy competition.

Straightaway commercialization will definitely bring technology but will increase the cost as well and do no good for the poor.

For the middle and upper class, they do not face this problem adversely.

Hello Everyone,

In my point of view considering India, Disease is not caused by germs rather many factors play very important role like education, gender, poverty, living condition, water, sanitation, hygiene, accessibility of health care facility, availability of health care facility, quality human resource etc. So making commercialization of health care not solve problem of health of people. Many disparity we can seen rural and urban difference, religion, caste so first we should look basic socio-economic problem.

Hi friends,

In my view health care should not be commercialised. There is development in hospital, nursing home India. This is the result of huge development of science in India. But the people under BPL are not getting medical facilities.

Government should take care of that. Government should make new policies and to implement those policies which will result in proper medical treatment of the poor people.

Nowadays, doctors are becoming greedy. They don't pay attention to public medical center, rural areas. They concentrates on their clinic, private hospitals, nursing homes. So, to avoid these government should see whether doctors are doing their duties well or not.

Thank you.

Commercialization of health cares in a country like India where most of the population falls between the two classes lower class and middle class, it can't be be said as good in my opinion.

Government pays a lots and lots of funds on students who become doctors. It costs up to 2 crores for Indian govt to make a student pursue MBBS course from a government medical college. And thereafter if these doctors start their own hospitals or clinics and work in a privately owned health care organization. So due to this a poor person can't afford good health care by a qualified doctor.

He has to visit to all those practitioners who were once a compounder with a doctor but now have opened their own clinics or to the govt hospitals where there are no doctors available because those doctors inspite of having a gazetted officer govt job have opened their own clinics where they charge the same poor guy a 100 times what they have to pay in an govt hospital.

Also govt is wasting its money in building such doctors and also a common poor man in India is not able to get proper health care facilities. This needs to be changed in my opinion.

Hi friends,

I want to share my view about health care. "Health of a Citizen is the Wealth of the country" this proverb says health is the greatest asset of the country. Healthy people and Healthy environment supports in developing Healthy Wealthy country.

In the country government is fulfilling some or the other ways, by providing schemes, the basic needs for food, clothing, shelter. But in healthcare system government, is not totally successful in helping for every man need. Because of commercialization of private hospitals and other.

If every one wants to see the Healthy and wealthy country. Today please take an oath for improve the systems and make bright country in the world. Friends "one oath a small change starts. ".

Thank you.