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40% less burden on the common man's pocket for treatment, Ayushman Bharat scheme is giving a lot of benefits
According to the National Health Accounts Estimates released by the Union Health Ministry, the government expenditure on health per capita has increased three times in 2021-22 as compared to 2014-15. Now the common man is having less burden from his pocket for treatment and Ayushman Bharat Yojana has also played an important role in this.
The burden on the average person's pocket (out-of-pocket expenditure) in treatment spending across the country has been reduced by approximately 40%. It has dropped to 39.4% in 2021-22, from 64.2% in 2013-14. The main reason for the reduction in the financial burden of treatment is an increase in government spending on health.
According to the National Health Accounts Estimates released by the Union Health Ministry, government expenditure on health per capita has increased three times in 2021-22 as compared to 2014-15.
A senior official of the Health Ministry said that the latest data clearly shows that compared to 2013-14, the common man is now less burdened from his pocket for treatment. At the same time, there was a 60% increase in government expenditure and it reached 48% in 2021-22 as compared to 29% in 2014-15.
