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Table 3 Per-episode Out-of-pocket Expenditure during Hospitalization (in INR)

From: Health financing strategies to reduce out-of-pocket burden in India: a comparative study of three states

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

  1. Note: 2014 prices are converted into 2004 prices; Medical expenditure also includes medicine prices
  2. Source: Authors’ estimation based on NSS 60th and 71st round data
  3. The italics numbers in the tables signify the maximum