BRIC Team reports: On in-depth analysis, it has been observed that the purchase of pharmaceuticals, including health supplements, vitamins, protein and other supplements, is the main driver of OOPE in the current estimates,” the Ministry said. Social consumption of health – what does the data show?The NHA 2022-23 is the 10th report on health expenditure estimates prepared by the National Health Accounts Technical Secretariat (NHATS), National Health Systems Retem of Health Accounts (2011) framework.Increased spendingThe report indicates an increase in the share of government health expenditure in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Spending here increased substantially from 6% in 2013-14 to 9.9% in 2022–23.The share of private health insurance has also increased, from 3.4% to 9.2%, clearly indicating improved health-seeking behaviour due to awareness, and the population’s purchasing power.
