In India, despite improvements in access to health care, inequalities are related to socioeconomic status, geography, and gender, and are compounded by high out-of-pocket expenditures, with more than three-quarters of the increasing financial burden of health care being met by households.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/health-care-and-equity-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/y-balarajan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-selvaraj
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sv-subramanian
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/primary-health-care
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-insurance
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy