Background In 2014, a revision of the national medical tariffs for inpatient health care
services took place in Iran, and a new hotline was set up to report informal payments. It was …

Purpose Informal payments (IPs) for healthcare are a serious obstacle to equitable access
and universal health coverage in developing countries. Policy makers need to know more …

Background and Aim: Average length of stay (ALOS) is an indirect indicator of resource
consumption and a measure of efficiency in hospitals. Therefore, managing the effective …

Summary Purpose In 2014, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched the Health Transformation
Plan (HTP), with the goal of achieving universal health coverage (UHC) through improved …

Purpose This study investigates the effect of user fees on access and waiting time in Nigeria.
For access, the effect of user fees on both preventive and curative care; and the effect of user …

Introduction: Informal payments are a serious obstacle to equitable access and universal
health coverage in developing countries. This study aimed to identify the most important …

Background There is limited evidence on the prevalence and socioeconomic inequality in
informal payments (IP) of households in the Iranian health system. This study was conducted …

Introduction Health financing systems have a key role in achieving universal health
coverage (UHC) across the globe. However, little is known about how best to monitor health …

Background: Reliance heavily on out-of-pocket (OOP) payments, including informal
payments (IPs), has undesired effects on financial risk protection and access to care. While a …

This thesis offers original insights into the dynamics between corruption and accountability
measures in the health sector and evaluates their effects on the quality of care offered by …