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FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTHCARE SECTOR INFLATION RATE IN IRAN'S PROVINCES FOR 2004-2015 |
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| Creator | Aziz Rezapour, Abedin Teimourizad, Maryam Soleimani Movahed, Tahereh Khazaei, Touraj Harati Khalilabad |
| Title | FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTHCARE SECTOR INFLATION RATE IN IRAN'S PROVINCES FOR 2004-2015 |
| Contributor | - |
| Publisher | TuEngr Group |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Journal Title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| Journal Vol. | 11 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 11A02Q: 1-7 |
| Keyword | Inflation rate control, Generalized Method of Moments, Access to health care, Healthcare services purchasing power, Hospital services, Hospital cost. |
| URL Website | http://TuEngr.com/Vol11_2.html |
| Website title | ITJEMAST V11(2) 2020 @ TuEngr.com |
| ISSN | 2228-9860 |
| Abstract | Control of the inflation rate is one of the goals of each country's macroeconomic policies. Usually, inflation rate in the healthcare sector is higher than public sector and reduces access to health services. This study examines the factors influencing healthcare sector inflation rate in Iran's provinces. In this study, we used the econometric method (Generalized Method of Moments) to estimate the relationship between health sector inflation rate and its determinants in 30 provinces of Iran over 12 years (2004-2015). Data used in this study was collected through the national databases of Iran. Results showed that general inflation rate, number of people covered by health insurance per 1000 population, number of dental practitioners per 1000 population, number of hospital beds per 1000 people and number of physicians per 1000 population had a positive and significant relationship with health sector inflation rate. But healthcare sector inflation rate with a lag had positive and non-significant relationship. Also, GDP per capita had negative and significant relationship with health sector inflation rate. Policy-makers in the health sector must control the factors affecting health sector inflation rate to reduce inequality in access to health care and increase the purchasing power in providing health services. |
