Informal payments for inpatient health care in post-health transformation plan period: evidence from Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2014, a revision of the national medical tariffs for inpatient health care services took place in Iran, and a new hotline was set up to report informal payments. It was expected that such measures would eliminate or decrease informal payments prevalence. This study estimates the prevalence of informal payments for inpatient health care services in the post-reform period, explores factors associated with informal payments and examines patients' and healthcare providers' views regarding the causes of informal payments and possible practical solutions for their reduction.

Methods

We surveyed by phone patients who used inpatient health care services in seven Iranian hospitals in 2016. Descriptive and regression analyses were used to estimate the prevalence and dete

SUBMITTER: Doshmangir L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171751 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature