Model
We collected data to parameterize a decision model to estimate
the cost associated with delivering health care to a population of
100,000 people in Chandigarh (Figure 1). Later we use the
variation in burden of disease, treatment seeking behavior, cost of
care and other model parameters to generalize our study results to
India, and to assess the fiscal implications of implementing
universal health care.Benefit Package. We outlined a package of services as using
Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) [22]. The overall objective
of these IPHS standards has been to define a comprehensive
package of quality services, responsive to the needs of the community