The parallel committee on health and family welfare recommended that income generated from foreign patients and affluent residents of India be directed towards covering the costs of treatment for less well-off patients. It was proposed that corporate medical institutions implement a cross-subsidy model, thereby making affordable healthcare more price-accessible.
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Parliamentary Committee Recommends Using Medical Tourism to Fund Treatment for Poor Patients
The Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare recommended that income generated from foreign patients and wealthy citizens of India be used to finance the treatment of less affluent patients. The committee proposed that corporate hospitals implement a cross-subsidy model to make advanced medical care more accessible.
It was pointed out that hospitals receiving state support should share a portion of the profits derived from medical tourism and patients willing to pay premium amounts with economically vulnerable segments of the population.