Lessons Learned From National Health Accounts in Iran: Highlighted Evidence for Policymakers

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Mohammadreza Zakeri³  Kamran Bagheri Lankarani²  Sulmaz Ghahramani²  Hassan Joulaei¹ 

[1] Shiraz HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran;Department of Health Care Management, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

关键词: Learning;    Health;    Iran;    Policy;    National Health;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj27868

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Context:NationalHealthAccount(NHA)isanacceptedtoolfortracingtheflowofhealthresourcesatcountrylevel.Aspolicymakersconcernabouttheeffectiveallocationofscarceresources,thusNHAcanplayadominantroleinevidence-baseddecisionmaking.ReevaluationoflastNHAinIranisrequiredforhelpfulhighlights.EvidenceAcquisition:WereviewedlastNHAdocumentsinIranwhichwasperformedin2008tohighlightagoodevidenceforpolicymakersandcompareditwithothernationalandinternationalavailabledata.Results:Reevaluationofdatahighlightedsomeissues,whichwerecomparedwiththenationalandinternationalavailabledataandusefulevidencesforpolicymakerswereextracted.Theseevidencesarementionedinfollowingpart.Conclusions:TheissueshighlightedinlastNHAinIranwere:changesinthehealthinsurancesystem,adoptingapproachesforincreasinganinsurancecoverageinnoninsuredpopulation,informingthepopulationaboutinsurancescheme,privateinsuranceschemeaccordingtoindigenousconditions,applyingaconcertednationalefforttowardscontrollingthehighcostofmedicinealongsideconcerningaboutequityandcoverage,andapplyingeffectiveindigenousstrategiesfordecreasingout-of-pockethealthcareexpenditures.

【 授权许可】

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