Addressing data and methodological limitations in estimating catastrophic health spending and impoverishment in India, 2004–18

Abstract Background Estimates of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) are counterintuitive to researchers, policy makers, and developmental partners due to data and methodological limitation. While inferences drawn from use of capacity-to-pay (CTP) and budget share (BS) approaches are inconsistent,...

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Main Authors: Sanjay K. Mohanty, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01421-6