Researchers from Iran University of Medical Sciences Describe Findings in Health and Medicine (Universal health coverage under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s sanctions: strategic purchasing approach in the Iranian health system)

2020 OCT 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Investigators discuss new findings in Health and Medicine. According to news reporting originating from Tehran, Iran, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Due to the sanctions imposed by the USA government upon the Iranian health system, achieving the UHC might face some financial problems. This study aimed to make the best solution for the Iran health care system to overcome not only the temporary sanctions but also a program to reach the UHC goals through the strategic purchasing approach.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Iran University of Medical Sciences, “This was a qualitative study carried out from 2015 to 2017 containing two phases: a comparative analysis and a three-step Delphi technique. In the first phase, the Garden model was applied to select the countries. In the second phase, 20 experts who specialised in health management, health economics, and health insurance science were asked. Data were analyzed with SPSS (version 20.0) and STATA (version 15.0) In the threat of trade and economic sanctions imposed on the Iranian health care system, the experts identified and emphasized that the vulnerable groups to receive financial assistance can be the retired, fecund women, teenagers and people with lower wages. The experts thought that, in the context of resource constraints, different payment systems are proposed for cities and villages based on the different needs of local population. Considering the difficult situation, this study focused on how Iran can cope well in a dangerous situation and economies the health expenditure applying strategic purchasing as one of the key tools in controlling costs to achieve universal health coverage. Economic evaluation, payment system, and priority population are the linchpins of the UHC. Universal health coverage, if it is to be considered, not only is applicable, but it could also be a solution for future generations.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Therefore, the proposed policy proposals can provide both a short-term and long-term basis for the health care system of countries that are facing budget constraints or are basically low-income.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Universal health coverage under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s sanctions: strategic purchasing approach in the Iranian health system. Health Promotion International, 2020;():. Health Promotion International can be contacted at: Oxford Univ Press, Great Clarendon St, Oxford OX2 6DP, England. (Oxford University Press - http://www.oup.com/; Health Promotion International - heapro.oxfordjournals.org)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Seyyed Mostafa Hakimzadeh, Health Economics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health and Management, Kargar Street, Enqelab Square, Tehran 1541444456, Iran. Additional authors for this research include Peivand Bastani, Ehsan Teymourzadeh and Mojtaba Nouhi.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa070. 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.

Publisher contact information for the journal Health Promotion International is: Oxford Univ Press, Great Clarendon St, Oxford OX2 6DP, England.

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