Eco Survey: Rise in public health spend to 3% can halve out-of-pocket expenses
the percentage of the poorest utilising prenatal care through public facilities has increased to 24.7% from 19.9% over 2004-2018, (File Photo: AP)
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Out-of-pocket healthcare expenses for Indians are among the highest in the world. Increased priority to healthcare in central and state government budgets is crucial as it offers protection to citizens against financial hardships that accrue from such payments, the Survey said
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NEW DELHI: An increase in government spending on public healthcare to 3% of India's GDP can help halve out-of-pocket expenditure for its citizens to 30%, according to the Economic Survey of 2020-21, released on Friday.