Per capita out-of-pocket health expenditure declines from ₹2,336 to ₹2,097, says report
The Hindu
The National Health Accounts estimates for India for 2017-18 was released on Monday by Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a share of total health expenditure and foreign aid for health has both come down as per the findings of the National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for India for 2017-18 released on Monday by Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
As a share of total health expenditure, OOPE has come down to 48.8% in 2017-18 from 64.2% in 2013-14. Even in case of per capita OOPE, there has been decline from ₹2,336 to ₹2,097 between 2013-14 to 2017-18.
“One of the factors attributing to this decline is the increase in utilisation and reduction in cost of services in Government health facilities. If we compare NHA 2014-15 and 2017-18 there has been a decline in OOPE for Government hospitals to the tune of 50%,” said Mr. Bhushan.