Better Healthcare in India: A Race Against Time
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Increased awareness has also increased the expectations of healthcare delivery in India, as people are constantly demanding better standards in terms of latest treatment, choices and affordable care. In India, patient’s out of pocket spending accounts for >80% of total healthcare expenditure. Factors like increasing population, increased life-expectancy, declined infant mortality, disposable income and government’s emphasis on eradicating diseases are resulting in increased willingness to pay have elicited a growth in out of pocket spending [2].
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تاریخ انتشار 2016