Understanding the “Cash-Less” Nature of Government-Sponsored Health Insurance Schemes
The public health spending in India has been hovering around 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), and it contributes only 28% of total health expenditure. Hence, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments continue to be the dominant source of health care financing in India. However, for providing protection from t...
Main Authors: | Priyanka Rent, Soumitra Ghosh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-11-01
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Series: | SAGE Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015614607 |
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