Challenges in the Sustainability of a Targeted Health Care Initiative in India

Kulbhushan Balooni (), Kausik Gangopadhyay, Sudeep Turakhia () and Karthik. R. G ()
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Kulbhushan Balooni: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Sudeep Turakhia: Deutsche CIB Centre
Karthik. R. G: Institutional Clients Group, Citi Bank

No 93, Working papers from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

Abstract: In this article, we raise sustainability issues in a targeted health initiative, namely the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. This unique health insurance initiative targets the poor population to address the iniquity in healthcare in the Indian societal context. We analyse this initiative because it is a unique case of a public private partnership in the development sector arena in India being used as an instrument for improving health care system in a large scale. The initial success stories from this initiative include improved hospitalisation rates for the targeted population, a reduction in their out-of-pocket healthcare spending, and a reasonable incentive encouraging the participation of insurance companies. The sustainability of this initiative, however, is threatened mainly by a lack of information, heterogeneity in access, institutional shortcomings, and the longrun escalation of costs. While the government is employing a public-private partnership to implement this initiative, there is need to simultaneously use this model to augment the existing health infrastructure to make this initiative sustainable and effective.

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Date: 2011
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Journal Article: Challenges in the Sustainability of a Targeted Health Care Initiative in India (2012)
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