New Index to Measure Health Cost Burden
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January 24, 2026
Hyderabad: A new study has flagged serious gaps in how catastrophic health expenditure is measured in India, warning that current methods fail to capture the depth of financial distress households face due to medical costs. The research, by Prof. Dushyant Kumar and Bheemeshwar Reddy A. of BITS-Pilani Hyderabad, examines how families are classified once health spending crosses a fixed threshold of income or consumption. The authors argue that widely used measures treat all such cases alike, whether a household has barely crossed the limit or has been overwhelmed by medical bills.
Hyderabad: A new study has flagged serious gaps in how catastrophic health expenditure is measured in India, warning that current methods fail to capture the depth of financial distress households face due to medical costs. The research, by Prof. Dushyant Kumar and Bheemeshwar Reddy A. of BITS-Pilani Hyderabad, examines how families are classified once health spending crosses a fixed threshold of income or consumption. The authors argue that widely used measures treat all such cases alike, whether a household has barely crossed the limit or has been overwhelmed by medical bills.
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