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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 30;9(11):5427-5431.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1548_20. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Post-COVID healthcare reform in India: What to expect?

Soham D Bhaduri  1
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Post-COVID healthcare reform in India: What to expect?

Soham D Bhaduri. J Family Med Prim Care. .

Abstract

COVID-19 has exposed the fault lines of India's public health system. The pandemic can be a useful window of opportunity to undertake public healthcare reforms that are long due. Such reforms are, however, constrained by the path-dependent characteristics of private healthcare in India. Measures taken to expand healthcare during the pandemic appear unlikely to sow the seeds of successful path transformation, and may rather reinforce the private sector dominated trajectory. Policymakers must introduce a bold set of pro-public healthcare reforms during the pandemic, which can then be incrementally built upon through securing legitimacy and support.

Keywords: AB-PMJAY; COVID-19; India; health insurance; healthcare reform; path dependence; public healthcare.

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