@DrManojGrover @yates_rob Your conclusion that RSBY doesn't decrease OOP is informed by pre-post design or quasi randomised studies . Some studies (Karnataka) did so decrease OOPE as well as mortality. Others didn't account for health inflation.
Let's look at OOPE across Indian states.
Let's look at OOPE across Indian states.
@DrManojGrover @yates_rob Now Tamil Nadu and Kerala have good health parameters,govt investment and still the OOPE of households are higher than BMARU states, indicating we can't compare apples to oranges.
@DrManojGrover @yates_rob Only way these can be compared is an RCT . Not by flawed surveys so saying that OOPE doesn't change due to RSBY is flawed. We need an RCT/controlled experiment to say that.
@DrManojGrover @yates_rob Most RSBY studies you cite were done within 3 years of intervention, had poor recruitment rates(not sufficient to evaluate effect of intervention), don't give us median and distribution of expenditure. Methodological quality leaves a lot to be desired.
