IMPACT OF MEDICAL FAIR PRICE SHOPS (MFPS) IN THE PREMISES OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON SELECTED GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITALS IN WEST BENGAL

Abstract

Health is an essential issue in all countries.  It has further come into limelight on account of covid pandemic. Under the global impact of Covid pandemic public investment in health care is in the centre stage of discussion in recent past. This empirical study has attempted to understand the impact of public health care system under Government investment through the model of Fair price shop (FPS) situated in the government hospitals in West Bengal. Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE) has further augmented the burden of income in the most of the house hold ion India under the deadliest impact of Covid. This study has found the Public-private-partnership (PPP) model is the robust application in reducing the burden of the lower-level income group in terms of health-related expenditure. Accessibility of medical care has created an substantial impact on middle class and lower middle class people in West Bengal with the introduction of Fare Price Shop (FPS) initiated by Government of West Bengal. This empirical research has proposed a model to makes health care more accessible among mass section of beneficiaries in order to makes a social inclusion for health care.