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 …

Background: One of the main challenges of healthcare systems is to protect people from
consequences of health expenditures. Such expenditures may lead to catastrophic financial …

Background We assessed change in household catastrophic health care expenditures
(CHE) and inequality in facing such expenditures in south-west Tehran. Methods A cluster …

Background The process of medical tariffs setting in Iran remains to be a contentious issue
and is heavily criticized by many stakeholders. This paper explores the experience of setting …

Background Out of pocket (OOP) health spending can potentially expose households to risk
of incurring large medical bills, and this may impact on their welfare. This work investigates …

Background The present study was designed and conducted to evaluate multiple sclerosis
(MS) treatment costs and the resulting economic impact imposed on MS patients in Iran …

Introduction Reducing inequalities in health care is one of the main challenges in all
countries. In Iran as in other oil-exporting upper middle income countries, we expected to …

Background Evidences showed that the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure is
unequally distributed among disadvantaged populations. The present study has tried to …

Background: This study will provide detailed specification of those variables and
determinants of unpredictable health expenditure in Iran, and the requirements to reduce …

Purpose. This paper aims to analyze the household financial burden and poverty impacts of
cancer treatment in Vietnam. Methods. Under the “ASEAN CosTs in ONcology” study design …