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People's Choice of Health Care Provider: Policy Options for Rural India

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  • K Mathiyazhagan

    (Institute for Social and Economic Change)

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The main objective of this paper is to examin the eople's choice of health care provider in rural India. and policy concerns it engenders . Tghhe peoples choice of health care provider is estimated through Logit Miodel by using the rural household survey on health in Karnataka State in India. The study also explores heuristic approach through observation and inmormal discussions with rural people aout their opinion on existing health care services. The analysis shows that the private health care provider has emerged as the peoples's choice. However, the choice is significantly linked with socio-economic conditions of the rural people. The discussion suggests that the policy makers in India should take serions note of the growing popularity of the private sector in providing health care services in India, and that it would be advisable to opt for private-public mix for regulatory and supportive policy interventions. This would inevitable promote this sectors viable and appropriate development.

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  • K Mathiyazhagan, 1999. "People's Choice of Health Care Provider: Policy Options for Rural India," Working Papers 45, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.
    • Handle: RePEc:sch:wpaper:45
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