Open Access<p>Explaining Socioeconomic Inequality Differences in Catastrophic Health Expenditure Between Urban and Rural Areas of Iran After Health Transformation Plan Implementation</p>
Author(s) -
Ali Kazemi-Karyani,
Abraha Woldemichael,
Moslem Soofi,
Behzad Karami Matin,
Shahin Soltani,
Jafar Yahyavi Dizaj
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s261520
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , inequality , rural area , socioeconomics , health equity , geography , medicine , index (typography) , demography , environmental health , health care , economic growth , economics , population , sociology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , pathology , world wide web , computer science
Ensuring fair financial contribution is one of the main goals of the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) of Iran. This study aims to estimate socioeconomic inequality differences in catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) between urban and rural areas of Iran after the implementation of the HTP during 2017.