Expanding Health Coverage for Indians: An Assessment of the Policy Challenge

Ajay Mahal and Victoria Fan

India Policy Forum, 2012, vol. 8, issue 1, 37-93

Abstract: As India’s policymakers consider how best to reform its health system, the goal of “universal health coverage” (UHC) and the steps required to achieve it have garnered considerable attention. In this paper we inquire into some of the conceptual and implementation issues relevant for the expansion of UHC. We revisit the case for government intervention in the health sector and inquire whether the case for UHC can be justified on grounds other than as “human rights.” We assess implications of resource constraints and examine specific questions of implementation pertinent for expanding health coverage. Finally, we assess the resource implications of a UHC policy, and an alternative that focuses on just the poor...

Keywords: Universal Coverage; Insurance; Right to Health; Payment; Public Services; Financing; Risk Protection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H4 I1 I13 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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