Summary:
There is just one public hospital and 38 % of the population access public hospital, while 56 % of the ward's population access private hospitals." "The lack of health medical insurance leads to more expenditure from the annual income," added Mhaske. Similarly, the residents of P/South ward - Goregoan West, spend 11 % of their annual family income on medical cost. Speaking on how they managed to pay the expenses, her uncle Prakash Vanjare said, “The accident made us realise how important a health insurance is. After being discharged from Saint George’s, he was taken to a private hospital where the bill amounted to Rs 1.30 lakh..