2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2017.08.2606
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Evaluation of Health Care Reform Impact on Cancer Patients` Total out of Pocket: A Pilot-Center Experience in Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract: Objectives: Descrever as principais neoplasias malignas com tratamentos complexos (cirurgia, quimioterapia e radioterapia combinados) em homens e mulheres, segundo ano de diagnóstico, em um hospital público. MethOds: Foram incluídos pacientes acima de 18 anos, com ou sem diagnóstico prévio, mas sem tratamento, atendidos na instituição durante o período de 2008-2012, obtidos a partir das informações do Registro Hospitalar de Câncer (RHC). Proporções e intervalos com 95% de confiança (IC95%) foram calculados por… Show more

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“…This growing network of state-owned hospitals has been struggling to deliver high-quality health-care service with reasonable cost. With the implementation of the health-care reform plan in Iran, a higher proportion of health-care services has been subsidized by the government to reduce out of pocket payments of patients (Sarkhanloo et al , 2017). The current system has imposed heavy costs on the government and has proved difficult for the government to manage.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This growing network of state-owned hospitals has been struggling to deliver high-quality health-care service with reasonable cost. With the implementation of the health-care reform plan in Iran, a higher proportion of health-care services has been subsidized by the government to reduce out of pocket payments of patients (Sarkhanloo et al , 2017). The current system has imposed heavy costs on the government and has proved difficult for the government to manage.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The current system has imposed heavy costs on the government and has proved difficult for the government to manage. Considering the inflationary nature of health-care service costs, the continuous rise of demand for health-care services (Lim, 2004), and the less efficient nature of the public sector compared to the private sector (Preker et al , 2000; Robinson et al , 2008; Sarkhanloo et al , 2017; Suri, 2011; Vera and Crossan, 2004), the current system does not seem to be able to perform any better in the future.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%