Studies on the incidence of health ailments was published in The Lancet and its associated journals in September 2018, which showed that prevalence of common ailments like diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases had increased substantially in India between 1990 and 2016. Stroke and heart diseases increased by 50% contributing to 28.1% of total deaths in 2016. Added to this rising trend of illnesses, medical costs also increased exponentially. A report by Mercer Marsh Benefits stated that medical inflation would rise by 10% while inflation would rise by 5%