Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana – A Socio-Economic Perspective

Sinha, Dipa (2020) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana – A Socio-Economic Perspective. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

One of the main concerns of health policy in India is to reduce the burden of high out of pocket expenditure on health. According to the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) Report, 63.2% of current health expenditure is financed by household out of pocket expenditure (OoPE).1 The share of OoPE in total expenditure on health in India is amongst the highest in the world, with the world average being 18.6% and that for low income countries is 41%.2 Health care expenses can be catastrophic, pushing people into indebtedness and poverty. Almost 25% households in India face catastrophic health expenditure (defined as proportion of households that had out-of-pocket payments for health care equalling or exceeding 10% of the household expenditure)3 and one estimate suggests that 55 million persons fell into poverty in India in 2011–12 due to the burden of OoPE on health.4 The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), a government sponsored health insurance (GSHI) programme in 2018 to address this problem. The PMJAY along with the scheme for setting up of health and wellness centres constitute the Ayushman Bharat.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Sinha, Dipa
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Health policy
Subjects:	Social sciences Social sciences > Social problems & services Social sciences > Social problems & services > Public health
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE)
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6657
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmrp.2020.07.006

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