This is a bird’s eye view of the shortfalls in medical sector regulation in India. A spurt of deaths and injuries from contaminated drugs, from Ayushman fraud, from patients being subjected to gratuitous treatment, underlines how agencies tasked to regulate healthcare are in shambles. The private sector in particular is running lawless – while accounting for an estimated 80% of medical services.
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