Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39925993›Full record

ArticleF1000Research2024

Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on Selected Surgeries in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department incurred by Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya  Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Private Health Insurance and Uninsured Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Karnataka state of India.

Sagarika Kamath, Siddhartha Sankar Acharya, Helmut Brand, Prajwal Salins, Reena Verma, Dr Kumar Sumit, Dr Vidya Prabhu, Rajesh Kamath

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in F1000Research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sagarika KamathDepartment of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute - CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences,, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Siddhartha Sankar AcharyaPrasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9848-9478
Helmut BrandDepartment of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute - CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences,, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Prajwal SalinsAssistant Professor, Department of Health Information Management, Manipal college of health professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-0150
Reena VermaAssociate Professor, Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Dr Kumar SumitAssociate Professor, Department of Global public health policy and Governance, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Dr Vidya PrabhuAssistant Professor - senior scale, Department of Healthcare and Hospital Management, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Rajesh KamathAssistant Professor - senior scale, Department of Healthcare and Hospital Management, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-9159

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: OOPE for healthcare services is a major concern within the Indian healthcare system. 30% of the population remains uninsured despite increasing health insurance coverage. For obstetrics and gynaecology (OBG) patients financial obstacles like OOPE can delay access to health care, evaluating spending patterns can inform policies to enhance accessibility, affordability and equitable health. Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Karnataka state of India to analyze OOPE for 905 OBG patients who underwent Cesarean Section(C-Section), Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Cystectomy, Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH). These were the top five most performed obstetrics and gynecology surgeries in the tertiary care teaching hospital between January 2023 and July 2023. Data was collected across AB-PMJAY, private health insurance, uninsured patients and analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, median) and the Shapiro-Wilk test for data normality. Results: The study analyzed OOPE across 905 OBG patients. Findings show AB-PMJAY provided full coverage with zero OOPE for all surgeries. Though private health insurance reduced OOPE compared to uninsured patients under private health insurance still faced significant financial burden. Variations existed in minimum and maximum OOPE and percentage of OOPE across different private insurances. All the uninsured patients incurred 100% OOPE, with a median OOPE of Rs. 33,257 (405.67 USD) to Rs. 57,053 (695.76 USD) and a mean OOPE of Rs. 39,848 (485.95 USD) to Rs. 60,687 (740 USD) across the surgeries. Discussion: Findings of the study show that AB-PMJAY is highly effective in reducing OOPE and enhancing financial risk protection for OBG patients. Patients covered by private health insurance incurred less OOPE, yet the burden remained considerable. High OOPE rates for uninsured patients (100%) and private health insurance (38.15%) compared to 0% OOPE in AB-PMJAY emphasizes the need for the continued expansion of AB-PMJAY.

Indexed as

Gynecologic Surgical ProceduresHealth ExpendituresInsurance, HealthMedically UninsuredAdultFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansIndiaMiddle AgedPregnancyRetrospective StudiesTertiary Care CentersAB-PMJAYAyushman BharatHealth InsuranceMaternal HealthMaternal Mortality RateObstetrics and GynaecologyOut-of Pocket ExpenditureUniversal Health Coverage

Identifiers

PMID39925993
PMCPMC11807242

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.