Table 3.
Per-episode Out-of-pocket Expenditure during Hospitalization (in INR)
| State | Expenditure on Medicine | Medical Expenditure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2014 | 2004 | 2014 | |||||
| Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| TN | 102.41 | 1125.90 | 150.16 | 3920.06 | 1391.69 | 11766.71 | 450.85 | 19264.71 |
| RAJ | 1725.07 | 2228.25 | 1516.13 | 3451.26 | 6212.58 | 10691.45 | 3628.62 | 22946.43 |
| WB | 1326.12 | 1934.32 | 1916.52 | 2816.03 | 3222.24 | 13715.03 | 5602.78 | 17951.06 |
Note: 2014 prices are converted into 2004 prices; Medical expenditure also includes medicine prices
Source: Authors’ estimation based on NSS 60th and 71st round data
The italics numbers in the tables signify the maximum