Right to Health Bill

2023 - 3 - 27

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Jharkhand doctors observe 'Black Day' against Rajasthan's Right to ... (Lagatar English)

The Rajasthan government passed the Right to Health Bill on March 21 which gives every resident of the state of Rajasthan the right to emergency treatment care ...

He further added that private health centres would be completely paralyzed if this Bill is implemented. IMA National President Dr Sharad Kumar Agrawal and secretary general Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak have directed all the state branches of IMA to observe ‘ Black Day’ on March 27 in protest against the Right to Health Bill of Rajasthan and submit a memorandum for Union and Rajasthan governments. IMA State President Dr AK Singh and Secretary Dr Pradip Kumar Singh said that all doctors in the state are wearing black badges to show solidarity with the IMA national body as well as agitating medicos of Rajasthan over the nationwide protest on the Bill.

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Right to Health Bill 'Unthoughtful, Populist and Over Enthusiastic ... (ETHealthworld.com)

By Abhishek Bhatia Jaipur: Patients in Rajasthan hospitals are caught in a 'catch-22' situation, with the Rajasthan state government and doctors at odds ...

The IMA President stressed that the bill would increase bureaucratic interference and would come in the way of doctors performing their duties. The doctor or healthcare facility, if found guilty of not following the law, will be made to pay Rs 10,000 as a fine, and it further increases to Rs 25,000. And if the private sector is not viable, then how will the government hospitals alone be able to bear the load of the patients?” The government has said it will bear the cost of the charges if a patient is not able to pay the fee after emergency care, stabilisation and referral thereafter. The health bill gives every resident in the state the right to receive emergency treatment and care from any public health institution, healthcare facility, or designated healthcare centre without prepayment of the necessary fee. Against the backdrop of a series of protests across the state, the legislature was approved by voice vote on March 21, 2023, in the Rajasthan Assembly.

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Rajasthan Private Doctors Stage Massive Protest Against Right To ... (NDTV)

Private doctors protesting against the Rajasthan Right to Heath Bill took out a massive rally in Jaipur on Monday in a show of strength and to press their ...

Private doctors say that the bill will increase bureaucratic interference in their functioning. Before the bill was amended following recommendations by a select committee, the draft mentioned "any health care provider, establishment or facility, including private provider, establishment or facility, public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres, qualified". According to the Rajasthan Right to Health Bill, passed by the Assembly on Tuesday, every resident of the state will have the right to emergency treatment and care "without prepayment" at any "public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres".

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Why are private hospital doctors in Rajasthan against Ashok ... (India Today)

The Rajasthan government's Right to Health Bill gives every resident of the state the right to emergency treatment and care "without prepayment of requisite ...

As per the proposed Right to Health Bill, no private hospitals can deny treatment to such victims, and the patients do not have money to pay. Subsequently, the bill says that if a patient does not pay the charges after emergency care stabilization and the referral, the government will reimburse the health care provider on behalf of the patient. One of the biggest objections by the private hospitals was over who would be reimbursing the cost of free treatments meted out to patients. The Right to Health Bill is being seen as a radical medical reform brought in by the Ashok Gehlot-led government, ahead of the Assembly election scheduled for later this year. However, private hospitals and doctors in the state are up in arms against the Ashok Gehlot government over this bill. [By Ashutosh Mishra](/author/ashutosh-mishra): The Right to Health Bill, which was [passed by the Rajasthan Assembly](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajasthan-passes-right-to-health-bill-amid-massive-protests-by-doctors-in-jaipur-2349696-2023-03-21) last week, has been in the news recently.

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Rajasthan's Right to Health Bill hurts the private health services (The Indian Express)

Having failed to upgrade its own medical services, Rajasthan government is imposing its populism on the private sector. This is imprudent.

What the government refers to as the “right to health” is a misnomer for its intention to provide the right to medical treatment. I also wish that the government does enough to encourage youngsters of the next generation(s) to choose this profession for its own sake. The success of these schools underlined the failure of the government in this sector. With increasing age, I have moved to private health insurance and shifted to private hospitals for my needs because the parent organisation of this pensioner takes infinite time to pay his bills (if it does it at all). This way, the government facilitates a culture for people to work to the best of their abilities. The most important asset of a nation-state is its people and the governments should invest in people — skill acquisition, health, and education.

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Right to Health Bill: राजस्थान में डॉक्टर्स का जबर्दस्त शक्ति प्रदर्शन ... (News18 इंडिया)

Right to Health Bill Protest: राइट टू हेल्थ बिल को लेकर राजस्थान में गहलोत सरकार और डॉक्टर्स के बीच ...

डॉक्टर्स ने अब आंदोलन को और तेज करने के लिए कल से सभी जिलों में क्रमिक अनशन शुरू करने का ऐलान किया है. रैली में बड़ी संख्या में सीनियर डॉक्टर्स, महिला डॉक्टर्स और रेजिडेंट्स डॉक्टर्स भी शामिल हुए. अब डॉक्टर्स ने मंगलवार से राजस्थान के सभी जिलों में क्रमिक अनशन शुरू करने का ऐलान किया है. सभी ने एक स्वर में बिल को वापस लेने की मांग रखी. राइट टू हेल्थ बिल के खिलाफ डॉक्टर्स और सरकार के बीच लड़ाई लगातार तेज होती जा रही है. सोमवार को राजधानी जयपुर में प्रदेशभर के डॉक्टर्स ने एकत्र होकर अपना शक्ति प्रदर्शन किया.

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Video: Over 50000 Doctors Out on Streets in Protest Against ... (Times Now)

Rajasthan Right to Health Bill: Sharing a video on Twitter, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) claimed that the rally was 3-4 miles long, with over 50000 ...

- Doctors have also asked the government to clarify what an "emergency" is. Sharing a video on Twitter, the [Indian Medical Association](/topic/indian-medical-association)(IMA) claimed that the rally was 3-4 miles long, with over 50000 medical and paramedical personnel marching for 5-6 km. Rajasthan Right to Health Bill: Sharing a video on Twitter, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) claimed that the rally was 3-4 miles long, with over 50000 medical and paramedical personnel marching for 5-6 km.

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Right to Health Bill : राइट टू हेल्थ बिल पर बोले लखनऊ के डॉक्टर, कहा ... (अमृत विचार)

राजस्थान विधानसभा में डॉक्टरों के भारी विरोध के बाद भी राइट टू हेल्थ (Right to Health Bill) बिल ...

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Rajasthan doctors continue stir over Right To Health Bill; talks with ... (The Federal)

The doctors are demanding full roll back of the Bill, while the government wants the doctors to discuss their objections “point by point”

This includes free health care services at any clinical establishment to residents of the state. It was sent to the select committee. We communicated it to the government representatives.

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Right to Health Bill News: राजस्थान सरकार के फैसले का छत्तीसगढ़ में ... (लल्लूराम न्यूज़)

सर्वेश्वर नरेंद्र भुरे को सौपा ज्ञापन .. राजस्थान सरकार द्वारा लाए गए 2023 के राइट टू हेल्थ ...

सभी प्रकार के मरीजों के लिए आपात चिकित्सा सेवा केवल कॉर्पोरेट और मल्टीस्पेशलिटी अस्पतालों (Right to Health Bill In Rajsthan) और बड़े शहरों में ही उपलब्ध है. राष्ट्रव्यापी प्रतिरोध में आईएमए रायपुर के सभी सदस्य पूरी तरह शामिल है और आपसे अपेक्षा करते हैं कि कोविड-19 के दौरान अपनी अद्वितीय सेवा के लिए पहचान बनाने वाले पूरे भारतवर्ष के निजी क्षेत्र के डॉक्टरों की भावना का सम्मान करें. ऐसे में करीब-करीब हर आपात सेवा के मरीज को सभी अस्पतालों में सेवाएं देना संभव नहीं है. सभी प्रकार के निजी अस्पतालों में सभी तरह की इलाज की सुविधाएं नहीं होती हैं. राजस्थान सरकार द्वारा लाए गए 2023 के राइट टू हेल्थ बिल का विरोध किया. Right to Health Bill News: रायपुर। IMA रायपुर के सदस्यों ने राजस्थान सरकार (Right to Health Bill News) द्वारा लाए गए राइट टू हेल्थ कानून के विरोध में कलेक्टर को ज्ञापन सौंपा.

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"Will not take back Right to Health Bill at any cost": Rajasthan Health ... (ANI News)

Amid massive protest by the doctors in Rajasthan against the Right to Health (RTH) Bill, the state health minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Monday said that the ...

People of the state are being benefitted from it. At any cost, we will not take back the bill," Meena said while talking to ANI. The bill gives a right to the resident of the state to emergency treatment and care "without prepayment of requisite fee or charges" by any public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres.

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RTH Bill Protest: हाथों में तख्तियां, चेहरे पर आक्रोश, राइट टू हेल्थ बिल के ... (ABP News)

राजस्थान में RTH बिल के विरोध में डॉक्टरों ने सोमवार को पैदल मार्च निकालकर सरकार के ...

सरकार के ऐतिहासिक फैसलों का स्वागत करते हैं लेकिन राइट टू हेल्थ बिल को स्वीकार नहीं कर सकते. डॉक्टरों ने सरकार के हर फैसले का स्वागत किया है लेकिन राइट टू हेल्थ बिल में कई खामियां हैं जिसे स्वीकार नहीं कर सकते. सरकार ने राइट टू हेल्थ में लिखा है कि यदि मरीज को इलाज नहीं दिया तो अस्पताल का लाइसेंस रद्द किया जा सकता है. सरकार ने प्राइवेट अस्पतालों को निशुल्क सेवा देने के लिए बाध्य किया है, जो स्वीकार नहीं है. सिंहल ने कहा कि प्राइवेट अस्पतालों के भीतर किसी भी कंडीशन में मुफ्त इलाज देना संभव नहीं है. सरकार फ्री की रोटी भी नहीं देती, उसके लिए भी इंदिरा रसोई में आठ रुपए देने होते हैं.

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Doctors protest Rajasthan's Right to Health Bill (The Tribune)

Doctors associated with the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Amritsar, held a demonstration against the Right to Health Bill passed in Rajasthan here on ...

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राजस्थान: "राइट टू हेल्थ" बिल को लेकर डॉक्टरों का "शक्ति प्रदर्शन", मरीज ... (Quint Hindi)

Right to Health Bill Rajasthan Doctors Protest: प्राइवेट अस्पतालों के डॉक्टरों और उनके परिवार के सदस्यों ...

खासतौर पर दुर्घटना या इमरजेंसी कंडीशन में प्राइवेट अस्पतालों को हर हाल में मरीज का इलाज करना ही होगा. वहीं, सरकार का कहना है कि प्राइवेट अस्पतालों को सरकार जमीन से लेकर हर सुविधा सस्ते दाम पर उपलब्ध करवाती है. दरअसल, प्राइवेट डॉक्टरों के विरोध के बावजूद राजस्थान विधानसभा में 21 मार्च को राइट टू हेल्थ विधेयक (Right To Health Bill) पारित हो गया. डॉक्टर्स बिल वापस लेने की मांग पर अड़े हैं. डॉक्टर्स का दावा है कि रैली में 30 हजार से ज्यादा डॉक्टर्स शामिल हुए थे. इससे पहले रविवार को डॉक्टरों के प्रतिनिधिमंडल की मुख्य सचिव उषा शर्मा के साथ बैठक हुई, लेकिन उसमें कोई हल नहीं निकला

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What is Rajasthan's Right to Health Bill and why Doctors are against ... (Jagran Josh)

The Right to Health Bill got passed by the Rajasthan government with a voice vote. Read this article to know about the key features, benefits, ...

They consider the bill's implementation to be an impractical approach to healthcare and a potential burden on private hospitals. Private healthcare providers have criticised the law, claiming that it ignores advice from medical professionals, is ill-prepared, and fails to take into account the practical realities of the system. - Grievance redressal: The Law offers a procedure for handling complaints about the withholding of services and violations of rights. A human resource policy will also be created and legitimised by the administration to guarantee the fair distribution of healthcare professionals. - At both the state and district levels, health authorities will be established. In simple words, if a patient is unable to pay the charges for emergency care, stabilisation or referral, the government will reimburse the health care provider.

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Watch: Over 50000 Rajasthan doctors protesting against 'Right to ... (DNA India)

Doctors and other medical workers from all over the state participated in a sizable protest to call for the repeal of the controversial Right to Health Act.

Doctors from the public and commercial sectors and every district in Rajasthan protested the Right to the Health Bill on Monday in Jaipur. They have also voiced opposition to the formation of a grievance committee to handle patient complaints. Earlier, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) demanded a national "black day" to protest the divisive bill.

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RTH Bill: राजस्थान में कल 19 हजार डॉक्टरों की हड़ताल, राइट टू हेल्थ बिल ... (ABP News)

29 मार्च को राजस्थान के 19 हजार से अधिक सरकारी डॉक्टर्स सामूहिक अवकाश पर रहेंगे.

डॉक्टर्स की हड़ताल से प्रदेश में असर दिखने लगा है. जयपुर में बड़ी संख्या में डॉक्टर्स की हड़ताल से मरीज परेशान है. जयपुर के अस्पतालों में सप्ताह भर से मरीजों की संख्या कम होती जा रही है. हड़ताल का असर है कि जयपुर के कई प्राइवेट अस्पतालों में इलाज नहीं मिल पा रहा है. राजस्थान में राइट टू हेल्थ बिल के खिलाफ डॉक्टरों की हड़ताल से प्रदेश की स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था पूरी तरह से चरमरा गई है. वहीं जहां मुख्यमंत्री लगातार डॉक्टर्स से हड़ताल खत्म करने की अलग-अलग तरीके से अपील कर रहे हैं वहीं अब सरकारी डॉक्टर्स के सामूहिक अवकाश पर जाने की खबर ने बड़ी परेशानी खड़ी कर दी है.

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Right to Health Bill पर पीसीसी चीफ का बड़ा बयान, डॉक्टर्स बिल वापसी की ... (Zee News Hindi)

Right to Health Bill: प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष गोविन्द सिंह डोटासरा ने डॉक्टरों को विल वापसी की ...

ऐसे में अगर किसी मरीज की जान चली जाती है, इलाज के अभाव में तो यह हमारे लिए नहीं बल्कि इनके लिए भी दुखदाई और पीड़ा रही है. डोटासरा ने कहा कि किसी भी समस्या का समाधान बैठकर ही होगा चर्चा से ही रास्ता निकलेगा. अगर किसी तरीके की ग्रीवेंस है, तो डॉक्टरों को बातचीत करनी चाहिए, किसी तरह के पूर्वाग्रह से न देखें. जब राइट टू फूड, राइट टू एजुकेशन, राइट टू वर्क भी मनरेगा के रूप में आ चुका है तो राइट टू हैल्थ और सोशल सिक्योरिटी के लिए मुख्यमंत्री कह रहे हैं. जो भी सुझाव आता है उसे लेने में कोई दिक्कत नहीं है. अगर डॉक्टरों को किसी बात से असहमति है, तो बैठ कर बात की जा सकती है.

IMA Punjab slams 'Right to Health Bill' by Rajasthan assembly (Times of India)

Patiala: Indian Medical Association (IMA) Punjab on Monday condemned the passing of 'Right to Health Bill' by the Rajasthan assembly, saying that it w.

The present Rajasthan government has failed to improve its own infrastructure and health services in the last five years and now wants to shun its responsibilities by shifting deficient emergency services to private sector healthcare facilities,” the release added. “This bill will also cause more strains in the already fragile patient-doctor relationship leading to increased incidences of violence against doctors due to discrepancies in services and its payments. But the bill is silent on defining emergency and its reimbursement from state,” IMA Punjab said in a release.

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Right to Health Bill: Face-off continues between Rajasthan govt ... (Economic Times)

According to the Bill, free healthcare services, including consultation, drugs, diagnostics, emergency transport, procedure and emergency care, ...

(ANI) People of the state are being benefitted from it. At any cost, we will not take back the bill," "Now, direct talks will be held with the Chief Minister. The bill gives a right to the resident of the state to emergency treatment and care "without prepayment of requisite fee or charges" by any public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres. Then this issue will be resolved," Kapoor said. We held discussions and abided by all demands of protesting doctors. "After a lot of discussions, the Right to Health bill was brought by our government. Rajasthan, last week passed the Right to Health Bill, which gives every resident of the state the right to avail free Out Significantly, private hospitals and doctors in Rajasthan have been protesting against the Right to Health (RTH) bill through a work boycott urging the state government not to implement it. The state minister also said that the bill was also sent to a select committee before it was passed. The ongoing agitation by private doctors, demanding a rollback of the bill, entered the 11th day on Tuesday with work at the private hospitals coming to a standstill.

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Explained: What is the Rajasthan Right to Health Bill and why are ... (Financial Express)

With the state Assembly passing the Right to Health Bill, Rajasthan became the first state in India to introduce a law that makes access to healthcare a ...

The Bill was referred to a Select Committee headed by the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Parsadi Lal Meena. Rajasthan runs certain schemes to ensure health coverage, including the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Swasthya Bima Yojana, under which health coverage is provided in over 1,550 private and public hospitals across the state. “The Bill does not specify who will have access to the report on the web portal. An obligation on the private sector to provide free services to residents implies that no resident will pay any charges. The landmark legislation makes Rajasthan the first state in India to make access to healthcare a legal entitlement of every citizen of the state. Any person in the state can avail free outdoor and indoor patient department services, consultations, medicines, and diagnostics in public health institutions; emergency treatment and care at all healthcare providers without prepayment; and access to referral transport by all healthcare establishments.

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bill: Right to Health Bill: Face-off continues between Rajasthan govt ... (The Economic Times)

According to the Bill, free healthcare services, including consultation, drugs, diagnostics, emergency transport, procedure and emergency care, ...

(ANI) People of the state are being benefitted from it. At any cost, we will not take back the bill," "Now, direct talks will be held with the Chief Minister. The bill gives a right to the resident of the state to emergency treatment and care "without prepayment of requisite fee or charges" by any public health institution, health care establishment and designated health care centres. Then this issue will be resolved," Kapoor said. We held discussions and abided by all demands of protesting doctors. "After a lot of discussions, the Right to Health bill was brought by our government. Rajasthan, last week passed the Right to Health Bill, which gives every resident of the state the right to avail free Out Significantly, private hospitals and doctors in Rajasthan have been protesting against the Right to Health (RTH) bill through a work boycott urging the state government not to implement it. The state minister also said that the bill was also sent to a select committee before it was passed. The ongoing agitation by private doctors, demanding a rollback of the bill, entered the 11th day on Tuesday with work at the private hospitals coming to a standstill.

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राइट टू हेल्थ बिल के विरोध में बुधवार को महाबंद, सरकारी अस्पतालों में नहीं ... (Patrika News)

राइट टू हेल्थ बिल (Right to Health Bill) को लेकर अब राज्य सरकार और चिकित्सक आमने सामने हो गए हैं।

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Right to Health Bill Protest: राजस्थान में चरमराईं स्वास्थ्य सेवाएं बुधवार ... (Nai Dunia)

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