Characteristics of interview respondents
| Characteristics of respondents | Number | Details |
| Doctors in clinical practice | 23 | Including 20 specialists (gynaecology, orthopaedics, urology, pathology, paediatrics); two general practitioners; one general medicine. Years of experience: <10 years: 2; 10–19 years: 5; 20–29 years: 9; 30+ years: 7. Including 11 current/former owners of a small-medium sized facility |
| Nurse | 1 | Working in a corporate hospital |
| Administrator/managers in private hospitals | 11 | Including CEO and mid-level managers in corporate hospitals, and an insurance company administrator |
| Senior government ex-officials | 2 | Responsibility for government health services; government insurance schemes |
| Patients of private sector services | 5 | Including representatives from patient fora in Mumbai and Pune |
| Academic | 1 | Expert on region’s health systems |
| Total respondents | 43 | Male 31; female 12 For those working in healthcare facilities, main base institution: corporate hospital 13; charitable trust hospital 8; small-medium sized private facility 12 |