Payments for health care in India

The government of India has proposed the introduction of health insurance. However, although this might protect households from direct OOP, it will still expose them to poor quality care and might even result in cost escalation. So risk pooling needs to be accompanied by regulation of the private se...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2006-12, Vol.368 (9554), p.2209-2209
Main Authors: Devadasan, N, Van Damme, Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Delivery of Health Care - economics
Female
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health insurance
Households
Humans
India
Poverty
Private sector
Private Sector - economics
Quality assurance
Quality of Health Care
Regulation
Risk sharing
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Summary:The government of India has proposed the introduction of health insurance. However, although this might protect households from direct OOP, it will still expose them to poor quality care and might even result in cost escalation. So risk pooling needs to be accompanied by regulation of the private sector and quality assurance mechanisms.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69890-5