expenditure and examine the impact of health insurance on probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure. The study is … examine the impact of health insurance on catastrophic health care payments for six Indian states.[IGIDR WP -2008-016]. …It is argued that for households below poverty line any expenditure on health is catastrophic as they are unable to …

Countries that have universal or near universal access to healthcare have health financing mechanisms which are single … either covered by social insurance or buy private insurance. In contrast those who suffer a hand-to-mouth existence, a large … for India to move towards financing mechanisms that can create equity. It brings together data on India’s health …

Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component … effectiveness at scale. This paper describes how the INHP learnt and evolved in its strategies in engaging existing public health …

10ha of holding plantation land as a small grower). To provide this, the Task Force recommends that an insurance cover …

In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce …:[http://www.cgdev.org/files/1426275_file_Fan_Karanb_Mahald_state_health_insurance_FINAL.pdf] … catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.†The program and the districts are evaluated over time …

Poverty needs to be measured taking into account OOP spending, since health spending is also now viewed as an essential …