Journals / Eurasian Journal of Medicine / 2016 / Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 2

Inequity in Health Care Financing in Iran: Progressive or Regressive Mechanism?

İran'da Sağlık Finansmanının Eşitsizliği: Progresif mi Yoksa Regresif Mekanizma mı?

Pages
112–118
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Conclusion: Policy makers must pay more attention to the health insurance contribution and change the laws in favour of the poor.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Having progressive health finance mechanism is very important to decrease inequity in health systems.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: Data of 2012 household expenditures survey were used in this study, and payments of the families for health insurances and tax payments were extracted from the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Policy makers must pay more attention to the health insurance contribution and change the laws in favour of the poor.
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📍Scope:2012 Verileri
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Abstract

Objective: Having progressive health finance mechanism is very important to decrease inequity in health systems. Revenue collection is one of the aspects of health care financing. In this study, taxation system and health insurance contribution of Iranians were assessed. Materials and Methods: Data of 2012 household expenditures survey were used in this study, and payments of the families for health insurances and tax payments were extracted from the study. Kakwani index was calculated for assessing the progressivity of these payments. At the end, a model was designed to find the effective factors. Results: We found that taxation mechanism was progressive, but insurance contribution mechanism was very regressive. The portion of people living in urban regions was higher in the payments of insurance and tax. Less educated families had lower contribution in health insurance and families with more aging persons paid more for health insurance. Conclusion: Policy makers must pay more attention to the health insurance contribution and change the laws in favour of the poor.

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Amaç: Progresif sağlık finansmanı mekanizmasının bulunması sağlık sistemlerinde eşitsizliği azaltmak için çok önemlidir. Gelir toplama, sağlık finansmanının bir parçasıdır. Bu çalışmada, İranlıların vergi sistemi ve sağlık sigortasına katkısı değerlendirilmiştir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada 2012 hanehalkı harcamaları verileri kullanılmıştır ve sağlık sigortaları ile vergi için ailelerin ödemeleri ortaya konmuştur. Bu ödemelerin sürekliliğini değerlendirmek için Kakwani endeksi hesaplanmıştır. Sonunda etkili olan faktörleri bulmak için bir model tasarlanmıştır.Bulgular: Vergilendirme mekanizmasının progresif, ancak sigorta katkı mekanizmasının son derece regresif olduğu saptanmıştır. Vergi ve sigorta ödemelerinde kentsel bölgelerde yaşayan insanların payı daha yüksektir. Eğitim seviyesi düşük ailelerin sağlık sigortasına katkısı düşük bulunmuş ve daha yaşlı kişilerin bulunduğu aileler ise daha fazla ödeme yapmıştır.Sonuç: Politika yapıcıların, sağlık sigortası katkısına daha fazla dikkat göstermesi ve yasaları yoksulların lehine değiştirmesi gerekmektedir.

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KHODAPARAST, M., RAD, E. H. (2022). Inequity in Health Care Financing in Iran: Progressive or Regressive Mechanism?. Eurasian Journal of Medicine, Cilt: 48 - Sayı: 2, 112–118. https://ajindex.com/articles/509080

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