Hospitalization and cost trends during Iranian health system reforms over two decades: a time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health Sector Reform (HSR) in Iran was implemented in two phases, in 2005 and 2014, financed through a governmental health insurance model managed by the Iranian Health Insurance Organization (IHIO). This study mainly aimed to evaluate the outcomes of HSR by analyzing trends in hospitalization rates and associated expenditures among the insured population covered by the IHIO over the past 20 years as well as forecasting for future based on the observed time series trend.

Methods

This observational longitudinal study assessed key indicators, including hospitalization rates, average per capita inpatient costs, and the inflation rate of inpatient expenditures, from 2001 to 2021, for populations covered by both rural and non-rural insurance funds of the IHIO. Data wer

SUBMITTER: Khadivi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890726 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature