A regulator for health sector on lines of RERA likely to be set up soon

The survey cited unplanned readmission data - considered the most common metric of quality in the hospital setting

A new regulator for the health sector, styled on the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), is expected to be set up soon, with Chief Economic Advisor K V Subramanian scheduled to make a presentation on the outlines of the proposal to the NITI Aayog next week.
 
The move is expected to have a drastic effect on both the quality and the cost of health care in the country, especially in the private sector.
 
The idea of a regulator was most recently mooted in the Economic Survey (2020-21) which noted a larger proportion of deaths in India were due