Establishing reference costs for the health benefit packages under universal health coverage in India: cost of health services in India (CHSI) protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To achieve universal health coverage, the Government of India has introduced Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB - PMJAY), a large tax-funded national health insurance scheme for the provision of secondary and tertiary care services in public and private hospitals. AB - PMJAY reimburses care for 1573 health benefit packages (HBPs). HBPs are designed to cover the treatment of diseases/conditions with high incidence/prevalence or which contribute to high out-of-pocket expenditure. However, there is a dearth of reference cost data against which provider payment rates can be assessed.

Methods and analysis

The CHSI (Cost of Health Services in India) study will collect cost data from 13 Indian states covering 52 public and 40 private hospital

SUBMITTER: Prinja S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7375634 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature