Introduction: out of pocket expense is considered as one of financial sources in healthcare
system. In present study, effect of healthcare reform plan on out of pocket expense 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 implemented in April 2014 in
university hospitals to provide equitable access to healthcare, improve the quality of care …

Background: Out-of-Pocket (OOP) payment is categorized among the critical indicators of
health system financing. Given the high hospitalization costs of the hospitals, the ministry of …

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 …

Discussion & conclusions: According to the results of the present study, the variables of the
health system reform plan, the subsidies paid by the govermment to the health care system …

Background: Providing financial resources for health services is the responsibility of the
government, insurers and direct payments of individuals. Considering that health services …

Background and purpose: Equitable access to health services and their fair distribution in
the country, especially in deprived areas, are among the major goals of health systems. The …

Background: Out-of-pocket is one of the most important payment methods in Iran's health
system, which has negative impacts on equity and pushes the vulnerable groups into …

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 …