Backing by strong political support of the government, Ministry of Health and Medical
Education (MoHME) launched a major and ambitious reform in Iran on May 5, 2014 entitled …

Background In Iran, during the years, the budgeting model used for healthcare funding is
affected by factors such as global oil prices and fluctuation in the exchange rates. So …

Financial protection and equity in health spending are key health system goals of
governments worldwide. Financial protection means that people who pay out-of-pocket …

objective (s): Healthcare systems always are trying to improve accessibility, equity, service
quality, and efficiency indicators within their limited resources. This study was aimed to …

Background: The Health Transformation Plan (HTP), the latest reform in Iran's health system
to achieve the 3 main goals of financial protection, equity, and quality of health care, was …

Background: Tariff setting in healthcare is an important control knob affecting the quality,
access and cost of services. As part of Iran Health Transformation Plan (HTP) in 2014, the …

Following his inauguration in late 2013, President Rouhani aimed to boost quality and
equity in the health care delivery system. To fulfill this aim, a set of interventions, called …

The Iranian healthcare system consists of public, private, and non-government organization
(NGO)-funded healthcare. The Iranian health system faces a number of challenges when it …

Background: The Health Transformation Plan (HTP), as the latest reform of Iran's health
system, has been implemented gradually in several phases to facilitate the achievement of …

In 2014, a series of reforms, called as the Health Sector Evolution Plan (HSEP), was
launched in the health system of Iran in a stepwise process. HSEP was mainly based on the …