A REVIEW OF THE HEALTH FINANCING POLICIES TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN IRAN

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MEHROLHASSANI M.H.; NAJAFI B.; YAZDI FEYZABADI V.; ABOLHALLAJE M.; RAMEZANIAN M.; DEHNAVIEH R.; EMAMI M.

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Epidemiology Year:2017 | Volume:12 | Issue:5 (SPECIAL ISSUE) Page(s): 74-84

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A REVIEW OF THE HEALTH FINANCING POLICIES TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN IRAN

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FINANCINGQ2

FINANCIAL PROTECTIONQ1

LAWSQ2

POLICIESQ1

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Background and Objectives: Timely access to required health services without any financial hardship is necessary to achieve public health. Therefore, the aim of present study was to review the POLICIES and plans adopted in the health FINANCING system.Methods: The qualitative study with a policy research approach reviewed upstream LAWS, POLICIES, and plans in Iranian health FINANCING. Then, by holding seven focused group discussions with 28 participants who represented various stakeholders, FINANCING POLICIES and programs were identified. Using framework analysis, the data were coded and categorized.Results: In response to health FINANCIAL PROTECTION indexes improvement, POLICIES and plans in this field were defined in 10 themes and 4 categories: resources collection, resources management and pooling, resources allocation, and strategic purchasing of health services. The most important POLICIES and plans were integration of insurance funds, increasing sustainable financial resources and targeted allocation of subsidies, services priority setting, establishment and improvement of a performance-based payment system with emphasis on integration of the professional element in the public and private sectors.Conclusion: There is no gap for documented LAWS and POLICIES in the Iranian health FINANCING system. The main barriers are the method of implementation and adequate commitment to LAWS that have created major difficulties in relation to FINANCIAL PROTECTION. Resolving these barrierrs requires sufficient political support and a common understanding between stakeholders at different levels of policymaking and implementation and designing programs based on the infrastructures.

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MEHROLHASSANI, M.H., NAJAFI, B., YAZDI FEYZABADI, V., ABOLHALLAJE, M., RAMEZANIAN, M., DEHNAVIEH, R., & EMAMI, M.. (2017). A REVIEW OF THE HEALTH FINANCING POLICIES TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN IRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 12(5 (SPECIAL ISSUE)), 74-84. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/120618/en

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MEHROLHASSANI M.H., NAJAFI B., YAZDI FEYZABADI V., ABOLHALLAJE M., RAMEZANIAN M., DEHNAVIEH R., EMAMI M.. A REVIEW OF THE HEALTH FINANCING POLICIES TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN IRAN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY[Internet]. 2017;12(5 (SPECIAL ISSUE)):74-84. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/120618/en

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M.H. MEHROLHASSANI, B. NAJAFI, V. YAZDI FEYZABADI, M. ABOLHALLAJE, M. RAMEZANIAN, R. DEHNAVIEH, and M. EMAMI, “A REVIEW OF THE HEALTH FINANCING POLICIES TOWARDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN IRAN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol. 12, no. 5 (SPECIAL ISSUE), pp. 74–84, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/120618/en

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