Economics of Public and Private Healthcare and Health Insurance in - Indi

This book critically examines the public and private healthcare systems in India. Analysing the current scenario of health insurance in India, it studies the inadequacy of public healthcare services and unaffordability of private health care facilities.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. All India Scenario of Health Facility Utilisation 3. Sustainable Development Goals and Health Insurance in India 4. Ayusman Bharat (MODI Care) and Other Government Sponsored Health Insurance in India 5. Role of Public and Private Sectors in Health Insurance 6. Demand for Health Insurance in India 7. Conclusions and Policy Imperatives 8. Role of Health Insurance in Post- pandemic time

About the author

Brijesh C. Purohit is Professor at Madras School of Economics (MSE), Chennai, India. Prior to joining the MSE in 2008, he served at various academic Institutes in India which include Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad; Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur; Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, Jaipur; National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi; and Central University of Rajasthan. His career, spanning over more than 30 years, includes research, teaching, training, and consultancy. He was also South Asian Vising Scholar at Queen Elizabeth college, Department of Development Studies, University of Oxford, UK. He holds a PhD in economics from the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India.

Product details

• Authors: Brijesh C. Purohit, Purohit Brijesh C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032615653
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261565-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Health, India, Personal & public health, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Insurance & actuarial studies, Medical administration & management, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education, Insurance and actuarial studies, Medical administration and management