Piroozi et al have recently reported on out-of-pocket (OOP) payment in hospitalized patients
from Sanandaj, west of Iran after health transformation plan (HTP). 1 Their result needs to be …

Background: One of the objectives of the health transformation plan (HTP) in Iran is to
reduce out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for inpatient services and eradicate informal …

Health system reforms are implemented for improvement of the effectiveness, efficiency,
quality, equity of health systems and for the ultimate purpose of universal health coverage …

Objectives Out-of-pocket (OOP) costs are a major part of the expenditures for healthcare
services. In most cases, patient financial protection plans cover only direct medical costs and …

Background: One of the main goals of health sector evolution plan is reducing the amount of
out of pocket payment by patients receiving hospital services in public sectors. This study …

Background: The health transformation plan (HTP) was put into action in Iran, in 2014, with 8
service packages. This plan was not implemented as a pilot and therefore, various problems …

Introduction: The most important goals of the health and cure services are promotion of life
quality and equal access of all the people to aforementioned services. Higher health care …

METHODS: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional research in the second half of
2014 on the selected hospitals in Isfahan Province. Data were collected by investigating …

Health system in Iran has several chronic issues. Alongside ineffective infrastructures, there
are several problems such as; urbanization, change in lifestyle, prevalence of non …

Background: Protecting people from catastrophic health payments is widely recognized as
an integral component of health systems and universal health coverage. Objectives: This …