In 2007, the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India began rolling out the Aarogyasri health insurance to reduce … catastrophic health expenditures in households “below the poverty line.” We exploit variation in program roll-out over time and … and scheduled tribe households as much as the rest of the population. …

in Rajasthan, a state with one of the highest infant mortality rates in India. Urban poverty is significant in Rajasthan … with a fifth of the urban population living below the poverty line and in slums. Increasing numbers of poor migrants in … search of employment contribute to the rising levels of urban poverty in cities such as Jaipur, where the present study is …

This paper tries to look into the status of poverty and multiple deprivations among tribal communities in the state and …

It is argued that for households below poverty line any expenditure on health is catastrophic as they are unable to … expenditure and examine the impact of health insurance on probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure. The study is … based on a purposive sample survey covering 1,200 households from Ahmedabad and neighbouring areas. Thus, sample is not …

This paper seeks to provide a profile of social group disparities and poverty in India, where social groups are …

Poverty needs to be measured taking into account OOP spending, since health spending is also now viewed as an essential … Poverty, Planning Commission]. URL:[http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/genrep/indrani.pdf]. …

Summarizes the results of three individual research projects measuring the impact of membership in a health insurance …