Cost of illness studies in COVID-19: a scoping review.

Background: Human communities suffered a vast socioeconomic burden in dealing with the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally. Real-word data about these burdens can inform governments about evidence-based resource allocation and prioritization. The aim of this scoping review was to map the cost-of-illness (CoI) studies associated with COVID-19.

Direct Inpatient Cost and Payments of COVID-19 in Iran: Quantile Regression Analysis.

COVID-19 pandemic imposes a substantial medical and socioeconomic burden on health systems. The study aimed to estimate the direct inpatient costs of COVID-19 in Iran. This is a Cost of Illness (COI) study with the bottom-up method.

The impacts of family physician plan and health transformation plan on hospitalization rates in Iran: an interrupted time series.

Background: Low and middle income countries has recently implemented various reforms toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This study aims to assess the impact of Family Physician Plan (FPP) and Health Transformation Plan (HTP) on hospitalization rate in Iran.

Methods: We conducted an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) design.

Change in health spending after implementation of a health transformation plan in Iran: an interrupted time series analysis.

Background: Health transformation plan (HTP) implemented in Iran since 2014 to improve accessibility and financial protection of patients. This study aimed to assess the impact of HTP on health spending in Iran.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental design using Interrupted Time Series.