Investigating the impact of the health expenditure approach on the health indicators of people in urban areas of Iran

Background and purpose: With the decrease in the number of households in Iran and the vulnerability of mental health; mental and physical health of these households as well as the need to control and manage their health expenses, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of the health-expenditure approach on the health of people in the urban areas of Iran.Materials and methods: The current descriptive, analytical and applied study has been carried out cross-sectionally with the approach of microeconomics (health expenses). Using the household income and expenditure statistics from the Iranian Statistics Center, we have investigated the approach of the provinces of Iran to measure the inequality indices in the health costs of Iranian households, and their trends have been compared with the corresponding indices at the national level. Eviews software and t-test were used to analyze the results. Findings: After the investigation, the results showed that the monthly health expenses of the household increased with the increase in income. Insurance expenses have increased by ۹۵% and age by ۶۹%, and in terms of costs, ۱۷۰۰۶ rials without considering the inflation index. Also, these expenses have increased by ۸۷۷/۵۷۳ and ۷۰۱/۹۶۹ rials, respectively, with children under seven years old and elderly people over ۶۵ years old. In this research; The increase in the level of education of the heads of households has led to a decrease in the monthly health expenses of the households to the amount of ۳۹/۸۷۳ Rials.Conclusion: Iranian households that had children or the elderly had more health expenses than other households in the selected sample; Therefore, it is suggested to increase the insurance coverage for health services and care in order to reduce the health expenses and not to face the health costs; Also, these households have allocated a greater share of the increase in income to health expenses, therefore, policies to increase the income of households through employment, increasing free aid and health subsidies are also necessary.

کلیدواژه ها:

health expenses ، social factors ، health indicators ، Random sample selection