Table 3 Cost per episode of outpatient care of public and for-profit private providers
From: Comparing the average cost of outpatient care of public and for-profit private providers in India
Type of Provider | Cost per episode of Outpatient Care | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Average Government expenditure (INR) | Average OOPE (INR) | Total Average Direct Cost (INR) | |
(A) | (B) | (A + B) | |
Public Providers: | |||
 CHWs | 54 | 41 | 95 |
 SHC | 184 | 55 | 239 |
 PHC | 358 | 276 | 634 |
 CHC | 373 | 504 | 877 |
 DH | 305 | 993 | 1298 |
All Public Providers | 198 | 202 | 400 |
Formal For-Profit Providers: | |||
 Private Hospital | 0 | 3323 | 3323 |
 Private Clinic | 0 | 2243 | 2243 |
All Formal For-Profit Providers | 0 | 2643 | 2643 |
Informal Private Providers: | |||
 Private Pharmacy | 0 | 497 | 497 |
 Informal Allopathic Providers | 0 | 598 | 598 |
 Traditional healers | 0 | 539 | 539 |
All Informal Private Providers | 0 | 586 | 586 |