{"product_id":"games-hospitals-play-9789361313394","title":"Games Hospitals Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Abantika Ghosh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industries - Healthcare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNavigating India's private healthcare system can feel like playing a Sisyphean and rigged game.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGames Hospitals Play\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran health journalist and public policy professional Abantika Ghosh exposes the shadowy economics of India's private healthcare industry. This isn't a story of a few rotten eggs – it is a systemic breakdown exposing how patient vulnerability is the fodder for the profit-driven healthcare industry. Mining through a mountain of court documents, backed by insider accounts and investigative reports, Ghosh decodes hidden markups, surge pricing for surgeries, unnecessary procedures, and corporate pressures that turn every illness into a profit opportunity. She reveals how hospital packages are designed like experiential commodities, why your insurance policy might not be enough and how over-testing has become a tool for revenue generation. A playbook to fight back, \u003ci\u003eGames Hospitals Play\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to action for every patient, caregiver, policymaker and healthcare professional who believes health ought not to be a commodity.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (IN)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46359972872343,"sku":"9789361313394","price":455.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789361313394.webp?v=1769306275","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/games-hospitals-play-9789361313394","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}