New Delhi, Jan 25: Eyeing the 40 million American citizens who are without medical insurance and are on the look out for cheaper treatment, India has cleared the proposal to
adopt the US model of health care in mega cities.
"Some US medical experts will travel to India to help
develop an Indian model based on the US model with required
modifications," a renowed NRI doctor and founder President of
the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Navin
Shah told.
Shah, who during his recent visit to India met Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss
to promote the concept, said development of world standard
medical facilities would ensure "several millions of dollars"
for India through treatment of Americans and other foreigners.
This will also have a spill over effect in the form of
medical tourism, shah said.
To provide accreditation for hospitals with over 100
beds, NRI doctors in America, to begin with, will provide
three experts to help develop the US model of medicare in
Mumbai, he said.
Shah said even billions of dollars could be earned by
tapping the 40 million Americans without the US medical card
and other foreigners by providing cheap and quality treatment.
The Indian model of treatment will include setting up of
trauma centres for which Health Ministry has been provided a
high budget, he said.
Bureau Report