Roll back Rajasthans Right to Health Bill until consensus is achieved: NATHEALTH President, Health News, ET HealthWorld
UHC
) is a laudable objective that can only happen with the active participation of the public with the private sector. But it requires serious commitments - political, financial, technical and operational and involves consensus building upfront among key stakeholders.
Urging the Rajasthan State Government to put the Right to Health Bill in abeyance till a consensus is achieved between multiple stakeholders and an operational framework can be achieved. While lauding the UHC, the newly elected NATHEALTH President said, UHC has never been achieved anywhere in the world where the private sector fears that public goods will be delivered at private cost.
Dr Raghuvanshi called for more deliberations, which were agreed upon between the different parties involved. "This is a prerequisite and not an afterthought of such a major bill, and five years would have been a fair time horizon, yet it has not been done, he added.
Every resident of the state is entitled, under the Right to Health Bill, to emergency medical care from any public health institution, healthcare facility, or authorised healthcare centre without having to pay the required price in advance. Private medical practitioners are demanding that the legislation be withdrawn as it is going to hamper their day-to-day operations and can put a financial burden on privately run hospitals in addition to the risk of assault and the incidence of violence against them.
The bill raises significant questions that weigh in on private providers around operational viability, financial sustainability, patient privacy and the increased legal and criminal cases that will be lodged against doctors who are already victims of physical violence, emphasised Dr Raghuvanshi.
NATHEALTH has said it stands ready to support all governments- central and state, to outline the positive role the private sector can play in such a UHC framework and work collaboratively to help build consensus.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 2:47 pm