Table 1 The main stakeholders of merging health insurance funds in Iran
Setting | Organizations, Institutions, political groups, and individuals | No. |
|---|---|---|
Health Insurance System | The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare including the High Council of the Health Insurance | 3 |
Iran Health Insurance Organization | 16 | |
Social Security Organization | 8 | |
Armed Forces Health Insurance | 2 | |
Imam Khomeini Relief Committee | 2 | |
Insurance companies | 3 | |
Municipality of Tehran | 2 | |
Petroleum Industry Health Organization | 3 | |
Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) | Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Standard and Tariff Office | 3 |
Supreme Council for Health Policy Making | 2 | |
Deputy for Medical and Curative Affairs | 1 | |
Former Minister | 1 | |
Budget and Performance Monitoring Office | 2 | |
Health Care Providers | The Medical Council of Islamic Republic of Iran | 3 |
Iranian Medical Council | 2 | |
Hospitals (staffs responsible for reviewing medical records according to different principles of different health insurance funds for reimbursement) | 2 | |
Society of Radiology | 1 | |
Pharmacists Association | 1 | |
Association of General Practitioners | 1 | |
Supervisory/regulatory Organizations | Planning and Budget Organization | 2 |
Parliament Research Center | 1 | |
Parliament Representatives | 4 | |
Medical Sciences Universities | Academician familiar with Iranian health system and health financing concepts | 2 |
Sum | 67 | |