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THE NATIONAL HEALTH BILL - 2009
April 14, 2009 at 7:26 PM
India Special
Right to Health
Every human being has the right to live in dignity and this can only be realized with good health and a sense of well-being. Health is a basic right of every human being the real wealth which cannot be dispensed with. The right to health facilitates a person to fully enjoy the benefits of other basic human rights.
Right to health may be translated into timely and appropriate health care - the determining factors of which may be socio-economic, cultural and environmental.
The Constitution of India makes it mandatory for the Government to ensure fulfillment of the right to health for all without any discrimination under Articles 14, 15 and 21 (rights to life, equality and nondiscrimination).
The Supreme Court of India has on several occasions exhorted the Government to bestow health right with legal recognition and to treat it as a vital subset of the fundamental right to life. The National Human Rights Commission has also demanded that a health law must be enacted by the Government of India .
Sadly, in our country, the right to good standards of health is often denied and violated primarily due to the socio-economic imbalance. This is a cause of concern for all right -thinking individuals.
The recently -drafted National Health Bill (2009) by the Health Ministry encompasses all the tenets of health and health care including the underlying determinants and hopes to stride towards the mammoth goal of health for all.
Important Features of the National Health Bill
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Right to Healthcare -
The recently drafted health bill
2009 seeks to
legalize the 'right
to healthcare',
along with other issues associated with health rights
- Good
treatment - It will
strive to ensure that good treatment be made available to the
vastly neglected groups such as those affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Collaborations
between the Center and the State -
The bill demands a broad legal framework (that involves cooperation/
collaborations between the Center and the State) for providing
essential public health services and to monitor its functions, such
as responding to public health emergencies.
- Emergency
Care -
According to the National Health Bill 2009 Patient's Right
includes emergency care. No individual should be denied emergency
treatment because of his inability to pay fees or due to the
requirement for police clearance
- Patient
Complaints
- The new bill also seeks to make it mandatory for the hospitals
to address patient complaints, on a 24 x 7 basis.
- Name
of doctor involved in treatment-
Every patient has the right to know name of doctor / nurse involved
in his treatment.
- Summary
& Second Opinion
- Each patient has the right to avail of a summary of their
condition and also to seek a second opinion.
- Cost
of Treatment- A
patient may protest against overbilling, transferring elsewhere
without valid reasons and for denying medical records
- Rights of healthcare providers - The rights of healthcare providers is also likely to get legal recognition
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jhoannaj(Guest)
08/30/2009
After reading through the Health Care Bill of 2009. I don not feel it addresses the issue of cost. As a full time employee with a PPO option in the North West. I feel the bill should make sure Doctors, Medical Centers and the like does not pass on the cost of their Insurance write offs to patience like myself. I currently paying over $5,000.00 a year in co-pays and premiums. at a 7.5 % AGI can never claim these out of pocket expense on my 1040. I guess those of us that are able to afford health care will pay to cover the once that do not want to pay. We should not settle for a mediocre bill!
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weesp(Guest)
08/15/2009
Why do some small country have better health systems. then the riches country in the world?? 08/16/2009
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Barba(Guest)
08/15/2009
Here is the problem the health care in place doesn,t pay DRS. the needed fees for them to practice and help patients. The medicaid/medicare is not providing the right to health care. It is a nightmare trying to find a surgeon who accepts medicaid/medicare. It is another impossible task trying to find a DR. who accepts whats in place. They MUST pay DRS. a higher fee. Barbara A. 07/21/2009
04/14/2009
This is a hugely important bill for India and its public. I do hope people read and send their feedback to the Govt. so that all the elements are covered before the bill is enacted. The draft bill is available though it runs into almost 300 pages. Medindia's gist is helpful to get started. post a discussion on this topic that can be forwarded to the Govt. |
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