The Use of Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Insurance Benefit Package Revision in Iran
- سال انتشار: 1401
- محل انتشار: مجله بین المللی سیاست و مدیریت بهداشت، دوره: 11، شماره: 11
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_HPM-11-11_032
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 171
نویسندگان
National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Health Human Resources Research Center, Department of Health Economics, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
High Council for Health Insurance, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Pharmaceutical Management and Economics Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Heath Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
چکیده
Background Iran considers the revision of its health insurance benefit package (HIBP) as a means to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Yet, its decision-making process has been criticised for being weak in terms of accountability and transparency. This paper reports on the development and implementation of the HIBP revision in Iran in the period ۲۰۱۹-۲۰۲۱, employing evidence-informed deliberative processes (EDPs), a framework for benefit package design with the explicit aim of optimising the legitimacy of decision-making.Methods The High Council for Health Insurance (HCHI) is coordinating the HIBP revision: it planned the six steps of the EDP framework with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and Radboudumc in ۲۰۱۹, and conducted a pilot project on multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and treatment in ۲۰۲۰.Results Implementation of the MS pilot project concerned the installation of advisory committees (involving some ۶۰ stakeholders in supportive task forces, a technical working group [TWG] and a national advisory committee [NAC]), the selection of decision criteria (relating to quality of care, necessity, and sustainability), the inclusion of services for evaluation (nine in total), and the assessment and appraisal of these services.Conclusion Implementation of the priority setting process for MS diagnosis and treatment services has likely improved the legitimacy of decision-making by involving stakeholders who engaged in deliberation based on available evidence in a stepwise, transparent process. It is expected to improve the quality of care for MS patients as well as its financial accessibility, at a zero net budget impact. The pilot project has served to help Iran’s health system move faster toward UHC for a broader range of essential health services.کلیدواژه ها
Universal Health Coverage, Iran, Multiple Sclerosis, Benefit Package, Deliberative Processes, Revisionاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
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