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: 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Who has declared that protected of people against medical expenditures is as one of the
three important objectives of the health system. The criticized of the economic situation …

Background: Informal payment in many developing countries is a serious obstacle towards
to improving healthcare system and has negative effects on the function of healthcare …

Within the countries of the former Soviet Union, the Kyrgyz Republic has been a pioneer in
reforming the system of health care finance. Since the introduction of its compulsory health …

Background: Out-of-pocket payments for medical services may undermine access to medical
services and equity in healthcare financing. Objectives: The present study aimed to …

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 …