Burden of Disease and Benefit Incidence of Public Health Expenditure in Northeast India

This article sheds light on reasons for poor utilization of public health facilities and gap in the rich–poor benefit incidence of public health expenditure. The findings of the study indicate non-availability of facilities, long waiting time and poor quality of care as main reasons for non-utilization of public health facilities. As regards benefit incidence of public health expenditure for outpatient, the poor gets the larger share but in totality, the rich benefits more than the poor. The article concludes that multi-prong strategies and reorientation of health system to suit the health care needs of northeast India are imperative to reduce burden of disease and to restore equity in the benefit incidence of public health care expenditure.
Source: Journal of Health Management - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Articles Source Type: research