The harsh reality as far as health care and insurance coverage is concerned is that when the same principles were enforced in the United States in the form of Obamacare, premium costs shot up significantly, and the quality of health care deteriorated. While financing for universal health coverage in India will lean on public taxes, it must be noted that the finances allocated by the government for health care are not even enough for the NHPS, leave alone universal coverage (Editorial – “No discrimination”, February 28). India is at a stage where it can learn from the mistakes of other global powers. If there are the right minds in the system, the Indian model can even serve as a beacon for reforms in health care.
Rishabh Kochhar,
Hyderabad