The Health Ministry recently suggested equalising the costs of both normal and c-section deliveries in order to curb down the rampant practice of c-section surgeries in private hospitals.
The proposal may also become a part of the National Health Assurance Plan that will provide health insurance to all the persons below poverty line (BPL).
“There has been a debate over increasing C- section deliveries in private hospitals. Recently, all the private hospitals empanelled under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) have been directed by the health ministry to prominently display the data of deliveries through C-section vis-à-vis normal deliveries in the hospital, at the reception area, to monitor the practice. But a more effective way to curb this is to equalize the cost,” said Jagdish Prasad, director general of health services, (DGHS), ministry of health and family welfare.
