Catastrophic Health-care Expenditure and Willingness to Pay for Health Insurance in a Metropolitan City: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Health insurance can be a very useful strategy to mitigate the disabling effects of catastrophic health expenditure in India.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to estimate catastrophic health expenditure incurred and the willingness to pay and ability to pay for health insurance among the unsubscribed.

Materials And Methods: A total of 201 principal earning members of households belonging to the 25-45 years age group were interviewed in a community-based household survey in a conveniently selected ward in Mumbai with the help of a pretested, semi-structured interview schedule.