Medical Crowdfunding in India: The Need for a Strong Legal Enforcement System.
| Autor: | Bhat LD; Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, India., Panneer S; Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India., Bhagyalakshmi R; Assistant Professor, Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India., Kantamaneni K; Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Engineering and Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK., Nayar KR; Professor and Principal, Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institutes, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India., Rice L; Senior Research Fellow, Department of FET, Architecture and the Built Environment, University of West England, England, UK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Indian journal of public health [Indian J Public Health] 2024 Jul 01; Vol. 68 (3), pp. 441-443. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 24. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1081_23 |
| Abstrakt: | Summary: In India, poor health insurance coverage and high out-of-pocket expenditure especially for chronic and rare genetic/life-threatening diseases is a reality. People who use medical crowdfunding as an option to meet medical expenditures and the sudden growth of new fundraising platforms are significant developments in healthcare. The digital platforms in fundraising and the multitude of transactions they perform are increasing in the country and have a significant impact on the health sector and the rights of the patients which points toward the need for more effective regulation. In the absence of sector-specific legislation and government guidelines, the paper summarizes the growth of medical crowdfunding in India, identifies the challenges, and reiterates the need for effective legal enforcement systems. (Copyright © 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Indian Journal of Public Health.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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