Background and purpose: The primary health care program for the suburbs is being
implemented in Iran after the Health Transformation Plan where services are delivered with …

Background: The payment system is pivotal in implementing policies in the health sector.
Equitable access to healthcare is the main principle of the payment system. Aims: This study …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The reform of hospital payment systems is a top priority for
policymakers in many countries, including Iran. As knowledge of the current situation and …

Background: The implementation of different reimbursement methods has various positive
and negative effects on the health system of different countries. Identifying the challenges of …

Objective: The payment system of specialist physicians has significant effects on the
country's health costs and the provision of medical care at a fair, sufficient and high-quality …

Background: Payment method is one of the most important control knobs in the health
system. All organizations that mobilize funds for health sector must be decided: who should …

Background: Different factors affect Iran's health care financing system, and regardless of
this impact, the future of this system will face fundamental challenges. In this environment, a …

Abstract Background and Aim: The health financing system is" the process of collecting,
pooling and managing financial resources and purchasing healthcare services". Iran's …

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 …

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 …