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🏥 Healthcare in India is a scam 💀. Why? Here's what you need to know - Way too many doctors 👨🏻⚕️👩🏻⚕️ and labs 🔬 competing for patients means the ones who bribe 🤑 for referrals are the only ones that thrive. - This practice has become well-established in cities and towns. A general practitioner or specialist refers 💬 to another specialist or a lab who then pays kickbacks 💫 as a percentage % of the bill 📃 - The going rates for lab 🔬 tests, including CT/MRI scans are 20% - 40% and the going rates for referrals to a hospital 🏥 or doctor 👨⚕️ are 10% - 50% of the total bill. - The hidden preference of doctors 👨⚕️ and others to send patients to the entity providing the greatest commissions 🤑 means it's a race to the bottom 💀. - The ones providing top money 🔝 are the ones who get enough patients 👨👩👧👦 to realize economies of scale ✨ and make profits 💲💲💲. The rest perish 😢. - As a result, few ruthless, cut-throat, and unethical players dominate the market 👔. Prices are sky-high 💹, go up all the time by a lot ⏫, and incorporate so many hidden, illegal charges that you never get to see 🙈. - Patients 👨👩👧👦 are not the only ones affected. Conscientious doctors 👨🏻⚕️👩🏻⚕️ and lab service providers 👩🏻🔬👨🏻🔬 also suffer. There are some doctors who are reluctant 😓 but forced by peer pressure and family expectations 🧐 into complicity 🙈 or eager participation 😈. - The government needs to come down hard ⚖ on this malaise before it leads to the demise of Indian healthcare 🕯️. Currently, the government is turning a blind eye 🙈 to the colossal corruption happening right underneath its nose 👃🏻. Please add your comments and suggestions below 🔽

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