Policy Options to Reduce Fragmentation in the Pooling of Health Insurance Funds in Iran
There are fragmentations in Iran’s health insurance system. Multiple health insurance funds exist, without adequate provisions for transfer or redistribution of cross subsidy among them. Multiple risk pools, including several private secondary insurance schemes, have resulted in a tiered health insu...
Main Authors: | Mohammad Bazyar, Arash Rashidian, Sumit Kane, Mohammad Reza Vaez Mahdavi, Ali Akbari Sari, Leila Doshmangir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2016-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3160_57ea64ea68190dafa8de87e881d446d0.html |
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