Does integrating pharmaceutical coverage into publicly financed health insurance reduce out-of-pocket spending? Difference-in-differences evidence from Kerala, India

Karthika V. Menon, Vijay Victor, Omkarprasad S. Vaidya

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10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119483
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2026-09
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Social Science & Medicine
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Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119483,
  title = {Does integrating pharmaceutical coverage into publicly financed health insurance reduce out-of-pocket spending? Difference-in-differences evidence from Kerala, India},
  author = {Karthika V. Menon and Vijay Victor and Omkarprasad S. Vaidya},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Social Science \& Medicine},
  doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119483},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119483}
}

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JO  - Social Science & Medicine
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Menon, K. V., Victor, V., & Vaidya, O. S. (2026). Does integrating pharmaceutical coverage into publicly financed health insurance reduce out-of-pocket spending? Difference-in-differences evidence from Kerala, India. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119483

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