Contribution of Targeted Subsidies Law to the Equity in Healthcare Financing in Iran: Exploring the Challenges of Policy Process.

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Published in Electron Physician on February 25, 2016

Authors

Hamed Zandian1, Alireza Olyaeemanesh2, Amirhossein Takian3, Mostafa Hosseini4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2: Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; National Institute of Health Research, Group of Payment and Financial Resources of the Health System, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3: Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Global Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK.
4: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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