Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) has evolved as an alternative
health financing mechanism to out of pocket payments in low-and middle-income countries …

This paper provides early and robust evidence on the impact of publicly-financed health
insurance schemes on financial risk protection in India's health sector. It conclusively …

India's journey in the digital health arena and its contribution to the landmark resolution on
digital health by the World Health Organization has been recognized globally. India has …

The rapid ageing of India's population, in conjunction with migration out of rural areas and
the continued concentration of the working population in the informal sector, has highlighted …

Research on impact of publicly financed health insurance has paid relatively little attention
to the nature of healthcare provision the schemes engage. India's National Health Insurance …

We study the role of hospital compliance in the effectiveness of government health
insurance in India. Using patient surveys, we document that participating hospitals charge …

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 …

The extant literature on myriad interventional strategies to contain the adverse financial
impacts of soaring out‐of‐pocket expenditures commands systematic auditing and …

Over 90% of the world's children with congenital heart disease do not have access to
cardiac care. Although many models provide pediatric cardiac surgery in low-and middle …

The objectives of the study are three-fold: to investigate who are vulnerable to welfare loss
from health shocks, what are the household responses to cope with the economic burden of …