PPP in health->15th finance commision

Question 1

Recommendations

Answer 1

• mooted a greater role for public-private partnerships (PPPs) to ramp up the health infrastructure and scale up public spending on health from 0.95% of GDP to 2.5% by 2024.
• While public outlays should focus on primary health care at the panchayat and municipality level, private players should be relied on for specialty healthcare.
• The total spending of around 0.95% of GDP is not adequate in relation to the commitments under the National Health Policy of 2017.
• There should be a constant working relationship and the government should not resort to the private sector in the case of an emergency only
• All-India health service is needed to address issues within the health sector.