Background This study aimed to identify the public preference in health services, the principles that Iranian people consider important, and the aspects of tradeoffs between different values in resource allocation practices. Methods This quantitative study […]
Abstract Introduction The most important goals of health insurance are to achive Universal Health Coverage (UHC), increase health financing risk protection and fair financial contribution. Therefore, the present study aimed to identifying and prioritizing interventions […]
Background The structure of the Iranian health system has raised this hypothesis that a part of the Knee Replacement Surgery (KRS) services are provided due to Physician-Induced Demand (PID). Methods This paper used an unbalanced […]
Abstract Due to the sanctions imposed by the USA government upon the Iranian health system, achieving the UHC might face some financial problems. This study aimed to make the best solution for the Iran health […]
Abstract The health of migrants and refugees, which has long been a cause for concern, has come under greatly increased pressure in the last decade. Against a background where the world has witnessed the largest […]
Objective The study aims to assess the impact of health transformation plan (HTP) as a major health system reform on hospitalization rate in Iran. Health transformation plan adopted different measures to increase the coverage of […]
Background Reducing inequities in access to healthcare is one of the most important goals for all health systems. Financial barriers play a fundamental role here. People with disability (PWD) experience further financial barriers in access […]
Summary Universal health coverage(UHC) is considered as a mission of the HealthSystem in order to achieve the third-millennium development goal. Different countries carry outset of healthcare reforms to cover all patients and increase access to […]
Summary Iran passed a Law in 2010 to merge all existing health insurance funds physically together. This stakeholder analysis aimed at revealing that what benefits the stakeholders might lose or gain as a result of […]
Abstract To measure inequalities in the distributions of selected healthcare resources and outcomes in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2015. Design A panel data analysis was performed to measure inequalities in distribution of healthcare workforce, infrastructure, […]