Demystifying Catastrophic Expenses in Indian Healthcare Sector

India has started taking initiatives for Universal Health Coverage, which focuses on access to healthcare as well as financial protection. But out of pocket expenses on health still remains high. The chapter tries to find out the implications of high incidence of catastrophic expenditure and the role of the government. The analysis indicates that learning from the experiences of low income and developing countries, India may think of providing primary healthcare for free for all and creating “community health workers”. Thus, India may achieve better health outcomes and reduce the incidence of catastrophic health expenses.