Refining the provider payment system of India's government-funded health insurance programme: an econometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Reimbursement rates in national health insurance schemes are frequently weighted to account for differences in the costs of service provision. To determine weights for a differential case-based payment system under India's publicly financed national health insurance scheme, the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), by exploring and quantifying the influence of supply-side factors on the costs of inpatient admissions and surgical procedures.

Design

Exploratory analysis using regression-based cost function on data from a multisite health facility costing study-the Cost of Health Services in India (CHSI) Study.

Setting

The CHSI Study sample included 11 public sector tertiary care hospitals, 27 public sector district hospitals providing sec

SUBMITTER: Prinja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603525 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature