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International Journal of Advances In Case Reports

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2024
Mcmed International
International Journal of Advances In Case Reports
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XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 - 8005 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE: MAJOR DETERMINANTS AND ELASTICITIES ACROSS SELECTED INDIAN STATES
Author
Brijesh C. Purohit
Email
brijeshpurohit@gmail.com
keyword
Healthcare, Indian, Major Determinants and Elasticities.
Abstract
In a developing country like India, elasticities of different types of health care, namely, public or private matter for equity and efficiency of the health care system. Our paper addresses this aspect through examining the pattern of health care demand in India by using data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 3) to model the health care choices that individuals make when sick or injured. We then consider what these behavioral characteristics imply for public policy.We focus our analysis to study disparities between rural and urban areas and extend this analysis from National All India Level to thirteen Indian states which represent three levels of per capita incomes including an all India average, rich and poorer state and eight north eastern states. Overall our results provide evidence that health care demand both in rural and urban areas is a commodity which emerges as an essential need and choices between public or private provider are guided by income and quality variables mainly in regard to public health care denoting thus a situation of very limited alternatives in terms of availing private providers. Thus to improve health system and reduce disparities across rich-poor states and rural-urban areas health policy should also take into account both the inadequacy and elasticity aspects of health care inputs.
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