And what does that mean?
It’s easy to get sick. Anyone can get sick anytime. But who saves for an ailment? We might save for a dream holiday, a dream house or a child’s dream. But rarely do we set aside a chunk of our salaries for a gallbladder removal or a knee replacement. So if you suddenly find yourself saying, ‘why does this happen to me’, in the middle of a medical emergency, you’ll probably have to sacrifice a dream or compromise a fund you saved for something else.
That’s where Health Insurance steps in, so that one can have access to the best healthcare without fearing the financial strain. Guaranteeing this peace of mind is what we call, “taking the fear out of faces.”
So is the situation all that scary?
No, not really. The good part is that the healthcare industry is growing even faster than an adolescent boy. In the 1990s it grew at a compound rate of 16%. Which basically means today it’s worth $34 billion and by 2022 is estimated to be worth $280 billion. Now these are not just good numbers, this growth implies that Indians will now have access to treatments and drugs they never thought existed.
No one needs to live with a bad hip or a weak knee. An appendix removal has become much simpler and heart operations have a faster recovery period. There are lesser crooked smiles in school, there are more kids running around after a fall. Healthcare, in India, has started giving people more faith in cure today.
