Pharmacoeconomics: Open Access

Jeeja MC

Publications

• Research Article
  Increasing Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure in India-Due to Supply or Demand?
  Author(s): Jayakrishnan T, Jeeja MC, Kuniyil V and Paramasivam SJayakrishnan T, Jeeja MC, Kuniyil V and Paramasivam S
  
  Introduction: After a gap of ten years the information regarding morbidity and health expenditure in Indian states were collected in detail National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) and were published on June 30th 2015. During this decade the country and health system has undergone major changes including introduction of public funded health insurance schemes (PFHI). This paper was done with the objectives to study the OOP health expenditure and factors affecting it and to understand the impact PFHI on OOP in India. Methods: Study done by reviewing, analysing the availing data from NSSO survey conducted during 2014 and 2004 and for assessing the impact of PFHI schemes on OOP other published studies on evaluation of PFHI schemes were included. Results: Proportion of Ailing Persons (PAP) was 10.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2472-1042.1000105

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