Reducing Financial Barriers for Households Due to COVID-19: The Case in India.
Health Syst Reform
; 7(1): e1897323, 2021 01 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1207212
ABSTRACT
As countries all over the world grapple with containing the COVID-19 outbreak, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are particularly hard-pressed because on the one hand, the pandemic has created unforeseen high demand for health services which requires increased spending. On the other hand, the contagion and the public health measures taken to curb it have disrupted economies whilst creating additional spending pressures as well. This constrains the policy options available for LMICs to ensure an adequate and sustainable financing for the health sector's COVID-19 response whilst maintaining routine supply of essential health services. Despite this, as demonstrated by India, many LMICs are undertaking many reform efforts to address both the health and economic hardships caused by the pandemic. In this commentary, we describe the policy tools that one such LMIC, India, has used to enable financing for the outbreak.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Family Characteristics
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Health Expenditures
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Syst Reform
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
23288604.2021.1897323
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