pregnancy, learning disabilities, transition, and service planning/commissioning. These statements were combined with a 'Guide to holistic, integrated epilepsy care' (8 chapters) to make an overall document, published online as an interactive PDF. Conclusion These innovative care standards outline professionals' roles and responsibilities, and define a 'good' epilepsy service. By combining minimum expected standards alongside aspirational goals for optimal care, commissioners and providers can validate/improve epilepsy services.Importantly, the standards encourage integration across health, educational, social care and voluntary sectors, and prompt professionals to work in partnership with CYPF, leading to a truly holistic, person-centred approach.
Background
Maternal health care financing is key to the smooth functioning of health systems in a country. In India, maternal health care still persists as a major public health issue. Adequate health insurance could transform the utilization of maternal health care services. Therefore, we aim to examine the health insurance policies that cover maternal health and their performance in India.
Methods
The unit-level data of social consumption on health by the National Sample Survey Organizations, conducted in India (2017–18), are used. Bivariate analysis, logistic regression and propensity scoring matching are applied.
Results
About 14.1% women are covered by health insurance support at the national level. Uninsured women are less likely to receive full antenatal care (ANC) services and institutional delivery. Socio-economic characteristics play a significant role in utilizing maternal health care benefits through health insurance support.
Conclusions
Our study concludes that the health insurance coverage is the most significant contributor to the better utilization of full ANC and institutional delivery at the national level and hindrances in accessing them. There is a need for proactive and inclusive policy development by the Government of India to incentivize public financing through health insurance, which can shrink the challenges of public health burden and reduce the health risk.
Maternal healthcare financing is key to the smooth functioning of maternal health systems in a country. In India, maternal healthcare persists as a significant public health issue. Adequate health insurance could transform the utilization of maternal health care services to prevent maternal consequences. This paper aims to examine the health insurance policies that cover maternal health and their performance in India. The unit−level social consumption data on health by the National Sample Survey Organizations (NSSO), conducted in India (2017−18), is used. Bi−variate analysis, logistic regression, and propensity scoring matching (PSM) are used to evaluate the coverage of health insurance coverage on women′s maternal health care utilization. Our findings suggest that spending on health insurance can benefit pregnant women, especially among the poor, without financial stress. The study has also minimized the financial burden and prevent high−risk pregnancy−related complications and consequences. Also, there is a need for proactive and inclusive policy development by the Government of India to promote more health insurance schemes in the public and private sectors. This can bring down the risk of maternal mortality and also boost the Indian economy in terms of a better quality of life in the long run, and the way towards more just and more egalitarian societies.
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