Combining health insurance funds in a fragmented context: what kind of challenges should be considered?
Abstract Background Iran’s Parliament passed a Law in 2010 to merge the existing health insurance schemes to boost risk pooling. Merging can be challenging as there are differences among health insurance schemes in various aspects. This qualitative prospective policy analysis aims to reveal key chal...
Main Authors: | Mohammad Bazyar, Arash Rashidian, Minoo Alipouri Sakha, Mohammad Reza Vaez Mahdavi, Leila Doshmangir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4858-7 |
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