Costing Health Services in India – Incremental Steps Towards More Transparent Decision-Making

With a population of 1.4 billion and very limited public funding for healthcare (1.29 percent of GDP), an important priority for India is ensuring equitable and cost-effective healthcare. To meet these priorities, in 2018, the Government of India launched the world’s largest publicly funded health insurance scheme (ABPM-JAY), which includes a greater role for India’s large and growing private healthcare sector.

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2020

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SPARC

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iDSI
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A message from the partners of the Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC)

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