{"id":15982,"date":"2017-02-23T19:59:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=15982"},"modified":"2017-02-23T20:23:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:23:16","slug":"lawyer-birender-sangwan-fights-against-overpricing-of-coronary-stents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/lawyer-birender-sangwan-fights-against-overpricing-of-coronary-stents\/","title":{"rendered":"This Indian Lawyer Gifts Hearts to Millions of People Affected by Cardiovascular Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"
37-year-old lawyer Birender Sangwan is at the helm of a major recent change in India\u2019s $100 billion healthcare industry for the sake of millions of people who couldn\u2019t afford cardiovascular surgery due to exorbitantly high prices of coronary stent,<\/strong> a metal or plastic tube inserted into the body through a small puncture in a leg or arm to open up blocked arteries and restore normal blood flow to the heart. India\u2019s $531 million coronary stent industry used to inflate through rampant profiteering by selling stents at unchecked prices with margins up to 654% before lawyer Birender Sangwan initiated a crusade against it.<\/p>\n All thanks to lawyer Birender Sangwan for having moved the government of India to crack the whip on private hospitals which charged cardiovascular patients over INR 1 lakh for a single stent!<\/strong> The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India cut the price of stent by nearly 85% and capped it at INR 30,000. Furthermore, coronary stent has been included in the National List of Essential Medicines.<\/p>\n This groundbreaking reform was more than a necessity in the healthcare industry of the world\u2019s 7th<\/sup> largest and Asia\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> largest economy where 30 million people are affected by cardiovascular ailments and over 2 million people die of heart attacks as well as strokes every year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n