Socio-Economic Differentials in Impoverishment Effects of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure in China and India: Evidence from WHO SAGE
Published By: PLOS One | Published Date: August , 2015The provision of affordable health care is generally considered a fundamental goal of a wel-
fare state. In addition to its role in maintaining and improving the health status of individuals
and households, it impacts the economic prosperity of a society through its positive effects
on labor productivity. Given this context, this paper assesses socioeconomic-differentials in
the impact of out-of-pocket-health-expenditure (OOPHE) on impoverishment in China and
India, two of the fastest growing economies of the world.
Author(s): Paul R. Kowal, Faujdar Ram, Santosh Kumar, Ashish Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar | Posted on: May 31, 2018 | Views()