संवाद # 59: Dr Amit Thadani explains why Modi government's Ayushman Bharat scheme failed

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Dr Amit Thadhani is a practising general surgeon and Director, Niramaya Hospital, Kharghar Navi, Mumbai, a 75-bed hospital that was a dedicated COVID-19 Hospital during the pandemic.

0:00 Intro 1:32 Why Ayushmann Bharat failed to live up to expectations 3:32 Compensation rates for most procedures are outrageous 7:35 Understanding the economics of complicated economic procedures 9:00 Why private hospitals conduct so many tests of patients 11:55 Violence against doctors is more in Govt hospitals 16:06 Cost of an ICU patient per day - How govt harasses private hospitals 19:52 Doctors aren’t looting - People don’t understand costs of hospitals 23:41 Why costs are less in govt hospitals 26:39 Why govt is imposing 2011 rates in 2022 30:06 Side effects of bad govt policies in medical sector 35:11 Ayushman Bharat rates are 1/10th of market rates! 36:14 Govt rates are decided without applying common sense 40:15 Why some private hospitals are part of Ayushman Bharat 43:45 How govt should’ve decided rates 48:19 Scheme failed to expand medical infra 50:52 How to make Ayushman Bharat successful 54:15 Modi govt has done good work in public health 57:30 How tough govt regulations stifle medical infra capacity in India