Out-of-pocket expenditure for patients lowest in Tamil Nadu’s public health facilities, finds survey
However, the expenditure in private hospitals was higher in both urban and rural areas, placing the State among those with ...
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Latest NSO results show rise in health-seeking behaviour, relatively low out-of-pocket medical expenses
The 80th round of the survey finds population covered by government health schemes increased from 12.9% to 45.5% in rural ...
Kerala’s out-of-pocket expense in hospitals still among the highest in country
Despite expanded insurance coverage, healthcare expenses have remained high in the State, a persistent finding across multiple National Sample Survey ...
Union Budget 2026 does little to reduce out-of-pocket expenses, medical inflation: experts
While exempting 17 cancer medicines from basic customs duty was welcome, there is little evidence to suggest that companies passed ...