Moneer Alam, has a PhD in manpower planning and forecasting, is a professor of economics and the head of the Population Research Centre at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Professor Alam’s research interests are the linkages between occupation and education, labour market issues, health financing, and the economic and health issues of ageing in India and South Asia. He has published many books and a number of articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals. He consults with multilateral organisations (WHO, ILO, UNFPA) and serves on committees, boards and working groups (the Senior Citizens’ Council, the Government of Delhi; the Committee on Social Security, the Committee on Health Care Financing including Health Insurance, the Planning Commission, the Eleventh Five-Year Plan; and the Scientific Committee on Ageing in Developing Countries, IUSSP). He is a founder-member of the Asian Population Association and a life member of the Indian Econometric Society, theIndian Labour Economics Society and the Indian Association for the Study of Population.

"In this monograph, Moneer Alam summarizes results of an interesting survey on the distribution of out-of-pocket costs for medical care in India. The survey covered 2,100 households in a pair of 'typical' districts in two rural states and in several neighborhoods in Delhi." (David I. Levine, Journal of Economic Literature, June, 2015) "The book is organized into eight chapters with an excellent overview on the scope of the study and its important findings. ... This book is a timely and valuable addition to the relatively less explored issues concerning paying out-of-pocket for health care in Indian context. Author needs to be complimented for providing a comprehensive analysis on this complex theme and for highlighting critical policy issues and broad policy directions." (Dr. T. V. Sekher, Demography India, Vol. 42 (1-2), 2013)

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Population Size and Composition of Sample Households.- Chapter 3: Socio-economic Variations, Consumption Poverty and Health Generated Inequalities in Sample Population.- Chapter 4: Self-reported Ailments and Hospitalization: Differentials in Utilization of Health Care.- Chapter 5: Catastrophic Spending on Health by sample Households: Some Results.- Chapter 6: Decomposing Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: Share of Drugs, Medical Services and Other components.- Chapter 7: Utilization of Public Health Facilities: A Situational Assessment.- Chapter 8: Broad Conclusions and Policy Directions.

Moneer Alam, has a PhD in manpower planning and forecasting, is a professor of economics and the head of the Population Research Centre at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Professor Alam’s research interests are the linkages between occupation and education, labour market issues, health financing, and the economic and health issues of ageing in India and South Asia. He has published many books and a number of articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals. He consults with multilateral organisations (WHO, ILO, UNFPA) and serves on committees, boards and working groups (the Senior Citizens’ Council, the Government of Delhi; the Committee on Social Security, the Committee on Health Care Financing including Health Insurance, the Planning Commission, the Eleventh Five-Year Plan; and the Scientific Committee on Ageing in Developing Countries, IUSSP). He is a founder-member of the Asian Population Association and a life member of the Indian Econometric Society, theIndian Labour Economics Society and the Indian Association for the Study of Population.

"In this monograph, Moneer Alam summarizes results of an interesting survey on the distribution of out-of-pocket costs for medical care in India. The survey covered 2,100 households in a pair of 'typical' districts in two rural states and in several neighborhoods in Delhi." (David I. Levine, Journal of Economic Literature, June, 2015) "The book is organized into eight chapters with an excellent overview on the scope of the study and its important findings. ... This book is a timely and valuable addition to the relatively less explored issues concerning paying out-of-pocket for health care in Indian context. Author needs to be complimented for providing a comprehensive analysis on this complex theme and for highlighting critical policy issues and broad policy directions." (Dr. T. V. Sekher, Demography India, Vol. 42 (1-2), 2013)

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Population Size and Composition of Sample Households.- Chapter 3: Socio-economic Variations, Consumption Poverty and Health Generated Inequalities in Sample Population.- Chapter 4: Self-reported Ailments and Hospitalization: Differentials in Utilization of Health Care.- Chapter 5: Catastrophic Spending on Health by sample Households: Some Results.- Chapter 6: Decomposing Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: Share of Drugs, Medical Services and Other components.- Chapter 7: Utilization of Public Health Facilities: A Situational Assessment.- Chapter 8: Broad Conclusions and Policy Directions.

Moneer Alam, has a PhD in manpower planning and forecasting, is a professor of economics and the head of the Population Research Centre at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Professor Alam’s research interests are the linkages between occupation and education, labour market issues, health financing, and the economic and health issues of ageing in India and South Asia. He has published many books and a number of articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals. He consults with multilateral organisations (WHO, ILO, UNFPA) and serves on committees, boards and working groups (the Senior Citizens’ Council, the Government of Delhi; the Committee on Social Security, the Committee on Health Care Financing including Health Insurance, the Planning Commission, the Eleventh Five-Year Plan; and the Scientific Committee on Ageing in Developing Countries, IUSSP). He is a founder-member of the Asian Population Association and a life member of the Indian Econometric Society, theIndian Labour Economics Society and the Indian Association for the Study of Population.

"In this monograph, Moneer Alam summarizes results of an interesting survey on the distribution of out-of-pocket costs for medical care in India. The survey covered 2,100 households in a pair of 'typical' districts in two rural states and in several neighborhoods in Delhi." (David I. Levine, Journal of Economic Literature, June, 2015) "The book is organized into eight chapters with an excellent overview on the scope of the study and its important findings. ... This book is a timely and valuable addition to the relatively less explored issues concerning paying out-of-pocket for health care in Indian context. Author needs to be complimented for providing a comprehensive analysis on this complex theme and for highlighting critical policy issues and broad policy directions." (Dr. T. V. Sekher, Demography India, Vol. 42 (1-2), 2013)

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Population Size and Composition of Sample Households.- Chapter 3: Socio-economic Variations, Consumption Poverty and Health Generated Inequalities in Sample Population.- Chapter 4: Self-reported Ailments and Hospitalization: Differentials in Utilization of Health Care.- Chapter 5: Catastrophic Spending on Health by sample Households: Some Results.- Chapter 6: Decomposing Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: Share of Drugs, Medical Services and Other components.- Chapter 7: Utilization of Public Health Facilities: A Situational Assessment.- Chapter 8: Broad Conclusions and Policy Directions.