The results of the Medical Tourism survey reveals that improvement in the Indian health image would be the biggest gain (84%) with an increase in medical tourism. Nearly the same number felt that it would also lead to improvement in health care.  However, less than half (50%) felt that medical tourism would deny health care to the local population. 70% of the people (766 people participated in the survey) were of the opinion that this would make doctors greedy. 

Is health insurance a necessity in India?

The results of the survey have indicated that health insurance has become a necessity in view of the escalating cost of medical treatment, which is making it beyond the reach of the common man.

  About 400 people participated in the survey, out of which 93% considered that health insurance should be compulsory for all employers. Eighty-six per cent people voted in favor of covering pregnancy under medical insurance, 89% wanted free medical aid for people above the age of 65 and 67% people wanted that it should be free for the poor.  There was an inclination towards foreign participation but only 42% people voted in favor of private ownership. Seventy-three per cent people wanted it to be cashless. The results thus suggest that in case of a medical emergency, health insurance provides much needed financial relief.