Abstract
David I. Levine of University of California, Berkeley reviews “Paying Out-of-Pocket for Drugs, Diagnostics and Medical Services: A Study of Households in Three Indian States”, by Moneer Alam. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Examines the out-of-pocket health care expenses of low-income households in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi. Discusses population size and composition of sample households; socioeconomic variations, consumption poverty, and health-generated inequalities in the sample population; self-reported ailments and hospitalization—differentials in utilization of health care; catastrophic spending on health by sample households—some results; decomposing out-of-pocket health spending—share of drugs, medical services, and other components; utilization of public health facilities—a situational assessment; and policy directions. Alam is Professor of Economics and Head of the Population Research Centre with the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi.”
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