Health Expenditure

NHA shows effectiveness of govt's increasing expenditure on health care

The current trends in the nature of the health expenditure in India vindicate the multiple steps taken by the Union government to increase access to healthcare services in the country

Patients' out-of-pocket medical bill spend declined in 2018-19, shows data

The NHA 2018-19 highlighted that the Centre's expenditure on the National Health Mission was Rs 30,578 crore

Govt health expenditure fell from 1.35% of GDP in 2018 to 1.28% in 2019

The government's health expenditure as a percentage of the GDP fell from 1.35 in 2017-18 to 1.28 in the next year, according to the data released on Monday. While the Centre's share in the total government health expenditure fell to 34.3 per cent in 2018-19, from 40.8 per cent in the previous year, the states' share during the same period rose from 59.2 per cent to 65.7 per cent, the latest national health estimates showed. In the same period, the out-of-pocket expenditure as a percentage of the total health expenditure also fell from 48.8 to 48.2. However, when compared with the figures of 2013-14, the out-of-pocket expenditure on health decreased substantially by 16 percentage points from 64.2 per cent. Out-of-pocket expenditures are expenditures directly made by households at the point of receiving healthcare. This indicates the extent of financial protection available for households towards healthcare payments. When it comes to the total health expenditure, it fell to 3.2 per

Shortage of administrative capacity leading to underspending by states

CAG audits show that more than lack of funds, it's the shortage of administrative capacity that leads to underspending on health and education

Pollution costs India nearly as much as govt health expenditure: Study

Air pollution kills more men than women, while it's the other way round for water pollution

Story in Numbers: Uttarakhand sees highest allocation for health

In 2021-22, Uttarakhand allocated 5.12 per cent of its total Budget (Rs 3,438.84 crore) to health

Union Budget 2022: How the India's social sector gets short shrift

Government allocations on health and education do not meet its targets and consistently fall short in terms of actual spending

Budget 2022: Can the finance minister solve India's health challenges?

History shows that the country can achieve ambitious targets in health

Budget 2022: Despite Covid pandemic, health no longer the highlight

Vaccination allocation for FY22-23 at only Rs 5,000 crore against Rs 39,000 crore for FY22

Economy in stagflation; Budget must tax the wealthiest: Jayati Ghosh

Economy faces 'massive problem' of poor demand and corporations acknowledge that, says the economist.

Full onus on states to ensure optimal utilisation of ECRP-II funds: Centre

The Centre on Friday asked states and UTs to ensure full and optimal utilisation of ECRP-II funds through daily reviews and to upload the expenditure on the dedicated NHM PMS portal

The infrastructure push

Higher expenditure will be needed to sustain recovery

Health expenditure's share in GDP down, out-of-pocket expense also declines

Experts said govt's target of raising the healthcare allocation to 2.5% of the GDP, would enable a further decline in out-of-pocket spending

Govt health expenditure share in GDP increases from 1.15% to 1.35%

There has been an increase in the share of government health expenditure in the total GDP of the country, according to the National Health Account Estimate report

Centre exempts tax on expenses incurred for Covid-19 treatment

This exemption is applicable to any amount paid by the employer, and limited to Rs 10 lakh if received from any other person, the finance ministry notified

Cannot pay Rs 4 lakh compensation to Covid victims, Centre informs SC

The MHA argued that the finances of states and Centre are under severe strain

Choose hospital cash benefit plan, cut your out-of-pocket spend

This is a supplement to and not a substitute for the regular hospitalisation cover

Focus on capex does not make Budget inflationary: Expenditure Secretary

We expect the cost of the vaccination to be Rs 700 per person. This includes the price of two shots at Rs 200-250 each, says Somanathan

Increasing health spend to 3% can halve out-of-pocket expenses: Eco Survey

The survey said the focus must be on building the health care system generally rather than a specific focus on communicable diseases

Govt likely to set up Pradhan Mantri health fund in upcoming Budget

Centre, states to contribute to meet higher public spending target