Assessing the efficiency of Iran health system in making progress towards universal health coverage: a comparative panel data analysis

• Published in: Cost effectiveness and resource allocation Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 20
• Main Authors: Sajadi, Haniye Sadat, Goodarzi, Zahra, Takian, Amirhossein, Mohamadi, Efat, Olyaeemanesh, Alireza, Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, Farhad, Sharafi, Hamid, Noori Hekmat, Somayeh, Jowett, Matthew, Majdzadeh, Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.06.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Comparative analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Economic development; Efficiency; Epidemiology; Family planning; Health care costs; Health care expenditures; Health care reform; Health reform; Health system; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; Iran; Longitudinal studies; National health insurance; Productivity; Public expenditures; Tetanus; Universal health coverage; Variables; Whooping cough; World health; Iran; Health system; Productivity; Health reform; Iran; Efficiency; Universal health coverage

Building upon decades of continuous reforms, Iran has been implementing various initiatives to reach universal health coverage (UHC). Improving efficiency is a crucial intermediate policy objective for UHC. Therefore, this article aimed to measure the efficiency and productivity changes of the Irani...