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Title:
THE COST OF HEALTH: ANALYSING CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE PRICING IN A POST-COVID INDIA

Authors:
Ananya Gupta

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Ananya Gupta
Welham Girls' School, Dehradun, India

MLA 8
Gupta, Ananya. "THE COST OF HEALTH: ANALYSING CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE PRICING IN A POST-COVID INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 7, July 2022, pp. 1970-1979, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i07.015. Accessed July 2022.
APA 6
Gupta, A. (2022, July). THE COST OF HEALTH: ANALYSING CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE PRICING IN A POST-COVID INDIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(7), 1970-1979. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i07.015
Chicago
Gupta, Ananya. "THE COST OF HEALTH: ANALYSING CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE PRICING IN A POST-COVID INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 7 (July 2022), 1970-1979. Accessed July, 2022. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i07.015.

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ABSTRACT:
Although all nations, both developed and developing, faced immense losses during the COVID19 pandemic, India was one country that broke the record for the worst corona virus surge in the world (Bhowmick, 2021). The acute losses of lives, while harrowing, also brought financial distress to many. The cost of healthcare and drugs quadrupled and more, and many are still grappling with its repercussions. This paper is a response to this financial agony that many Indians felt during the second wave of the corona virus pandemic, and is dedicated to explore healthcare costs during the period and beyond. In an effort to investigate the ways in which these financial losses can be controlled — in the unfortunate case that another health emergency emerges — this research also provides certain suggestions for the government to implement, and encourages private entities to respond appropriately.

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