Cost of Delivering Secondary Healthcare Through the Public Sector in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Government spending on provision of secondary healthcare has increased four-fold (in real terms) over the last decade in India. The evidence on the cost of secondary care to the health system is limited. The present study estimates the total and unit cost of services at community health centres (CHCs) and district hospitals (DHs) across India.

Methods

The present study was undertaken in 19 CHCs and ten DHs across the four Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha to assess the economic cost of health services using a bottom-up methodology. Data on annual consumption of both capital and recurrent resources, spent in the provision of health services during the financial year of 2014-2015, were collected. Capital expenditure was annualised and

SUBMITTER: Prinja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature