In this article published by the Hindustan Times, Neelanjan Sircar, Director, Centre for Rapid Insights, states that over half the population is compelled to spend out-of-pocket for catastrophic health expenses despite government assistance to minimise the burden of health expenditure. He also highlights the impact on the poor. Excerpt below:
“Even with significant growth in government assistance, we found a little over one-half of the population (53%) still required out-of-pocket catastrophic health care expenditure, which naturally puts a huge burden on the population at large.”
You can read the full article here.
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