Hospitalization costs and out-of-pocket (OOP) payment in lung cancer patients in Iran: Health Sector Evolution Plan (HSEP) has reduced OOP payments and improved financial protection
Overall, hospitalization costs experienced an upward trend over the course of study, but this trend considerably intensified further after the HSEP. The patient contribution demonstrated an upward trend before HSEP, followed by a significant decline post-HESP, and the percentage of out-of-pocket payments reduced after implementation of HSEP. Therefor this plan has been successful in achieving the goal of financial protection of patients.
Authors
- Elnaz Javanshir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4244-7735)
- Abbas Eshraghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2482-7291)
- Saeedeh Fehresti
- Khosro Jamebozorgi
- Habibeh Mir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-3631)
- Somayeh Heydari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7260-7491)
- Habib Jalilian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-0424)
Institutions
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Zabol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297934
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- University of Tabriz