No Respite for Public Health T Sundararaman, Indranil Mukhopadhyay, V R Muraleedharan Economic and Political Weekly EPW Health allocations in Budget 2016–17, which show a modest increase in nominal terms, must be viewed against the virtual stagnation of allocations...
Out-of-pocket healthcare payments on chronic conditions impoverish urban poor in Bangalore, India Upendra Bhojani, BS Thriveni, Roopa Devadasan, CM Munegowda, Narayanan Devadasan, Patrick Kolsteren and Bart Criel BMC Public Health 2012, 12:990 Abstract: Background The...
Abstract Out-of-pocket payments are the principal source of healthcare finance in most Asian countries, and India is no exception. This fact has important consequences for household living standards. In this paper the author explores significant changes in the...
State health insurance and out-of-pocket health expenditures in Andhra Pradesh, India Victoria Y. Fan · Anup Karan · Ajay Mahal In 2007 the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce catastrophic health...
The Economic Impact of Non-communicable Diseases on Households in India Michael M Engelgau, Anup Karan and Ajay Mahal Globalization and Health 2012 Published: 25 April 2012 Abstract Background In India, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and injuries account for an...
