Determining and Prioritizing the Factors Affecting the Financing of Services in the Health System in Iran

In today’s societies, “health” is the inalienable right of all members of society and indicators showing health in society are important factors in showing the level of development of the country. The purpose of this study is to determine and prioritize the factors affecting financing in Iran.

This descriptive research is a survey method and in terms of implementation process, it has been done qualitatively and quantitatively. In this research, first with a qualitative approach and by theoretical and library studies, the financing model in the world health system was examined and then by comparative comparison and determining the points of difference and commonality, the main factors were identified. Then, using the opinion of experts, the researcher proceeded to prioritize the factors.

To investigate the research hypotheses, because the dimensions and components affecting health financing did not have the same rankings, as a result, prioritization was done in the field of contextual factors, instrumental factors, content factors and structural factors. The results showed that the central tax system with 4.451 points, the budgeting system with 4.420 points and the formulation of the financing plan with 4.368 points are the most influential components, respectively.

In the study of the studied countries and financing models and frameworks, the variables that had the highest frequency in the financing system included the variables of tax axis, integrated financial fund, subsidies, financial participation and protection of investment risks. It shows the emphasis of the mentioned models on the tax view along with investment. The results of this study show that in Iran, despite the existing insurance system, creating a mechanism in the tax system, budgeting system and formulating a financing plan with respect to sanctions and creating restrictions in the investment system in the health sector has the most importance and rank.