Ideally, a strong primary healthcare system must precede any financial protection intervention at scale for hospitalisation costs.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hospital-care-getting-prioritised-over-primary-healthcare-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/primary-health-care
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health