OPINION

Going private in poorer countries

Oped, Titir Bhattacharya & Tanika Chakraborty, Published on 19/06/2024

» In recent years, governments in low- and middle-income countries have been experimenting with ways to alleviate the financial burden of high out-of-pocket costs for health care, which account for 40% of households' catastrophic health spending. To ensure universal access, they are gradually shifting away from public provision of health care to publicly funded insurance that covers treatment at private facilities.