Patients' out-of-pocket medical bill spend declined in 2018-19, shows data

The NHA 2018-19 highlighted that the Centre's expenditure on the National Health Mission was Rs 30,578 crore

Out of every Rs 100 spent on health in India, around Rs 48.2 is borne by households directly. This is lower than what it was 15 years ago, but is still significantly higher than the global figure.

The burden is twice as high in some states compared to others, shows an analysis of data from the National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2018-19) released on Monday. Indians are estimated to have spent Rs 5.9 trillion on health in 2018-19. This total health expenditure includes current and capital health expenditure.

Current health expenditure covers hospital stays and cost of medicines. Capital