I write in an International public Q & A website. Quite often I get questions which keep complaining of the high consultation charges of doctors; high costs of tests, medicines, and surgery in private hospitals in India. Most Indian people feel that doctors are responsible for the high cost of healthcare in India. Some examples of the questions that I get are the following: Are doctors in India more concerned about money than treating the patients? Are Indian doctors getting paid more than they are supposed to?
I never see such kind of questions about doctors of any other country. Only Indian doctors have to justify the money that they charge and have to feel guilty for earning a fair professional fee. When I say that doctors should be paid a fair compensation for the service rendered, many of the Indians are up in arms. I only attempt to point the hypocrisy that is inherent in their…
