Insurance: Increasing coverage, growing distress

Rising insurance coverage has not increased hospitalisation or reduced out-of-pocket expenditure, as more people shift to private sector care with higher costs; govt.-funded health insurance schemes are failing to protect households from financial hardship while disproportionately benefiting the better-off

May 1, 2026 - 00:30
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Insurance: Increasing coverage, growing distress
Rising insurance coverage has not increased hospitalisation or reduced out-of-pocket expenditure, as more people shift to private sector care with higher costs; govt.-funded health insurance schemes are failing to protect households from financial hardship while disproportionately benefiting the better-off

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