Review Article
The Challenges Confronting Public Hospitals in India, Their Origins, and Possible Solutions
Table 9
Average medical expenditure (Rs) per hospitalization and nonhospitalization case.
| Type of hospital | Expenditure per hospitalization case (Rs) |
Expenditure per nonhospitalization case (Rs) | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | 2004 | 1995-96 | 2004 | 1995-96 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Government hospital | 3,238 | 2,080 | 3,877 | 2,195 | 11 | 7 | Private hospital | 7,408 | 4,300 | 11,553 | 5,344 | 246 | 299 | Any hospital | 5,695 | 3,202 | 8,851 | 3,921 | ā | ā |
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Source: GOI, 2006 [6], Statements 28 and 32.
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