Role of publicly funded health insurance in financial protection of the elderly from hospitalisation expenditure in India-findings from the longitudinal aging study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The elderly face a greater burden of illnesses than other age groups and have a more frequent need of healthcare, including in-patient hospitalisations. Catastrophic expenditure on hospitalisation of the elderly poses a significant challenge to India's aim of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). India has implemented a policy of Publicly Funded Health Insurance (PFHI) to provide free inpatient care by empanelling private and public hospitals. The existing studies have examined the performance of PFHI in financial protection of the elderly.

Methods

This study utilised the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, conducted in 2017-18. LASI is a large-scale nationally representative survey collecting data on elderly health including illness burden, hea

SUBMITTER: Garg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature