Government must take measures to achieve the goal of universal healthcare

Coming closely after the demonetization drive that has overwhelmed the citizens and the economy for the past two months, the budget 2017 is being awaited with bated breath. Expectations are high that the government would reward the common man with incentives and tax concessions to make up for the hardships suffered by them. In a nutshell, most analysts are expecting a ‘feel good’ budget to have a balm-like effect on the country.

However, when it comes to healthcare, we need much more than feel-good announcements. Concrete well thought out long term measures are the need of the time to boost