From: Setting health care services tariffs in Iran: half a century quest for a window of opportunity
Period | Milestone | Provider reimbursement | Controlled by |
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< 1972 | 1956: IMC created | Public: a line-item budget | Ministry of Work and Social Services |
1972–1981 | 1972: first list of the tariffs | Public: a line item budget + tariffs-based reimbursement// Private: not clear | Ministry of Work and Social Services; SSO |
1982–1985 | 1982: K-tariffs | idem + partially implemented new same tariffs for Private and public | Ministry of Work and Social Services; SSO |
1985–1990 | 1985: MoHME created | idem + Introduced additional methods of reimbursement: K-tariffs + FFS + salary + capitation + bonus | MoHME |
1990–1994 | 1990: UMSI Act introduced | idem, but the tariff is the primary method of reimbursement and shifts towards evidence-based tariff setting | MoHME, IMC |
1995 | 1995: UMIO created | idem, tariffs are now revised annually based on total costs that are included. Return on invested capital and depreciation | MoHME |