India’s 40-crore ‘missing middle’: caught between weak public healthcare and costly private care
A Parliamentary panel has flagged affordability gaps, with private providers delivering most of the country’s care. The threat, today, may therefore not be a single catastrophic medical bill but the slow erosion of household income through medicines, consultations, tests and repeated treatment
· 9/3/2026, 9:36:15 AM· 2 min read
A Parliamentary panel has flagged affordability gaps, with private providers delivering most of the country’s care. The threat, today, may therefore not be a single catastrophic medical bill but the slow erosion of household income through medicines, consultations, tests and repeated treatment
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