Researchers at Guilan University of Medical Sciences Release New Data on Health Insurance (Complementary health insurance, out- of- pocket…

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Researchers at Guilan University of Medical Sciences Release New Data on Health Insurance (Complementary health insurance, out- of- pocket expenditures, and health services utilization: A population- based survey)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Data detailed on Health Insurance have been presented. According to news reporting out of Rasht, Iran, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Studies have shown that people using complementary health insurances have more access to health services than others. In the present study, we aimed at finding the differences between out-of-pocket payments and health service utilizations in complementary health insurances (CHIs) users and nonusers."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the Guilan University of Medical Sciences, "Propensity score matching was used to compare the 2 groups. First, confounder variables were identified, and then propensity score matching was used to compare out-of-pocket expenditures with dental, general physician, hospital inpatient, emergency services, nursing, midwifery, laboratory services, specialists and rehabilitation services utilization. Our results revealed no significant differences between the 2 groups in out-of-pocket health expenditures. Also, the specialist visits, inpatient services at the hospital, and dental services were higher in people who used CHIs compared to nonusers. People did not change their budget share for health care services after using CHIs."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The payments were equal for people who were not CHIs users due to the increase in the quantity of the services."

For more information on this research see: Complementary health insurance, out- of- pocket expenditures, and health services utilization: A population- based survey. Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2017;31():59 (see also Health Insurance).

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting E. Homaie Rad, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Additional authors for this research include Z. Kavosi, M.T. Moghadamnia, M. Arefnezhad, M. Arefnezhad and B. Felezi Nasiri.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.14196/mjiri.31.59. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: Iran, Asia, Rasht, Dentistry, Hospitals, Health Insurance, Health and Medicine.