Insurance: Increasing coverage, growing distress
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-30 02:17 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
Rising insurance coverage has not increased hospitalization or reduced out-of-pocket expenditure. Govt.-funded health insurance schemes are failing to protect households from financial hardship while disproportionately benefiting the better-off.
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