The Two Underlying Factors of India’s Health System Issues. A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Background: Health system in India is multifaceted and is influenced by a conglomeration of several factors.

The diversity in the system coupled with disparities in the taxation system, makes it incredibly challenging

to manage and consequently, the health system takes a toll. As a result, the infrastructure, as well as quality

of healthcare, is in a poor state. Non-affordability of quality healthcare is another issue as many are not

covered by insurance, and without it, they are susceptible to catastrophic health expenditures. This paper

tries to explain the central role of these dual roadblocks: discrepancies in the taxation system and insufficient

health insurance coverage as attributable factors of a number of issues in the Indian health system. Further,

this paper analyses the health system of the Netherlands and draws ideas of implementing some ideas of

the same in India. Although the two complexities threaten the healthcare system of the country, India can

incorporate certain strategies that have yielded good results elsewhere for the betterment of the healthcare

sector of the country.