As per the latest figures from the National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2022-23, out of pocket expenditure is nearly half of the current health expenditure. Experts flag continued high level of unregulated privatisation, leading to major inequities in access to healthcare.
The out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of the total health expenditure has been calculated as 43.4% in 2022-23, as against 64.2% in 2013-14; a Health Ministry official said this reduction is party due to the impact of operationalisation of over 1.8 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandir wellness centres across the country
The out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of the total health expenditure has been calculated as 43.4% in 2022-23, as against 64.2% in 2013-14; a Health Ministry official said this reduction is party due to the impact of operationalisation of over 1.8 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandir wellness centres across the country