The unprecedented healthcare demand due to sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has almost collapsed the health care systems especially in the …

Objective Universal Health Coverage aims to address the challenges posed by healthcare
inequalities and inequities by increasing the accessibility and affordability of healthcare for …

Objective The objective of this research is to generate new evidence on financial
implications of medicines out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for households. Another objective …

Financial inclusion is central to bridge the wider socio-economic differentials with help of
financial intermediaries like banks. Inclusion through the digitalisation of traditional banking …

Abstract Background A national Publicly Funded Health Insurance (PFHI) scheme called
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogaya Yojana (PMJAY) was launched by government of India in …

India has run multiple Government-Funded Health Insurance schemes (GFHIS) over the
past decades to ensure affordable healthcare. We assessed GFHIS evolution with a special …

Indian Healthcare system is a complex and distinguished structure due to variety of factors
viz. population size it serves, presence of organized and unorganized services of …

Background Universal health coverage has become a policy goal in most developing
economies. We assess the association of health insurance (HI) schemes in general, and …

Abstract Background Financing for NCDs is encumbered by out-of-pocket expenditure
(OOPE) assuming catastrophic proportions. Therefore, it is imperative to investigate the …

In order to improve the effectiveness and accuracy of financial status indicators to measure
the degree of fiscal tightening, financial market situation and systemic financial risk, the …