Iran health insurance system in transition: equity concerns and steps to achieve universal health coverage

L Doshmangir, M Bazyar, A Rashidian… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Equity, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability to clients and providers, and
quality are the cornerstones of universal health coverage (UHC). No country has a single …

[HTML][HTML] The use of evidence-informed deliberative processes for health insurance benefit package revision in Iran

M Nouhi, R Baltussen, SS Razavi… - … Journal of Health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Iran considers the revision of its health insurance benefit package (HIBP) as a
means to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Yet, its decision-making process has …

Iran's health insurance ecosystem: challenges and strategies

R Rahimisadegh, S Noori Hekmat… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Identifying and exploiting stewardship and financing challenges in Iran's health
insurance system as an ecosystem is essential to achieving predetermined goals. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and Weaknesses of Leadership and Governance-related Health Policies in Iran: A Systematic Review

R Khodayari-Zarnaq, K Mobasseri… - Archives of Iranian …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: A better understanding of health system performance requires evaluating
achievements and challenges, thereby providing a basis for effective reforms. This …

Time series analysis of COVID-19's impact on physician and dentist visits in Iran

S Rezaei, H Ghiasvand, H Brown - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general practitioner
(GP), specialist, and dentist visits among 40 million Iranians covered by the Social Security …

Investigating the effect of health transformation plan on the public hospitals performance indicators; a case study from Iran

M Ranjbar, M Bazyar, H Jafari, M Pakdaman… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Health systems need constant changes and reforms in their structure to adapt to
changing conditions and meet the needs of society. One of the fundamental changes in the …

Health informal payments and their main determinants: the case of Iran

M Meskarpour Amiri, E Teymourzadeh… - Proceedings of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Informal payments are a serious obstacle to equitable access and universal
health coverage in develo** countries. This study aimed to identify the most important …

Quality of health services of the Islamic Republic of Iran: status, barriers and improvement strategi.

R Dehnavieh, AA Haghdoost, SR Majdzadeh… - 2018 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Background and Objectives: Universal health coverage will have a problem in
achieving it's goals if it doesn't consider the quality. This study aimed to Background and …

[HTML][HTML] Dimensions and components for designing the basic health services package in Iran: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses

M Javad Kabir, A Heidari, N Jafari… - Payesh (Health …, 2020 - payeshjournal.ir
Objective (s): The basic health services package is the minimum set of essential health
services that all people should have access to it, but there is no consensus on the services …

[HTML][HTML] Effective factors and drivers of Iran's health care financing system

M Ramezanian, AA Haghdoost… - Medical journal of the …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Different factors affect Iran's health care financing system, and regardless of
this impact, the future of this system will face fundamental challenges. In this environment, a …