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Financing of health in India

Commercial
health

insurance

Employees Financing of Out of pocket
State health in payments by
India households
Insurance
Scheme

Central RSBY &
Government Universal Health
Health Scheme Insurance Scheme

for poor by
Government

Highlights of financing of health in India

 The health expenditure in India for the year 2008-09 was estimated at about 4.13%
of GDP at current market prices

 Health financing in India is quite similar to health systems around the world
 Health schemes are provided by government as well as private health insurer

providers
 Spending by government is about 1/5 of the total health expenditure in India
 One of the significant developments in India has been introduction of National Rural

Health Mission.

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