Satar Rezaei|Razieh Fallah|Khalil Moradi|Somayeh Delavari|Siavash Doost Moradi|Behzad Karami Matin
Macro determinants of Iranian provincial healthcare expenditures from 2006 to 2013: evidence from panel data
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Imam Reza Hospital|Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Imam Reza Hospital|Iran University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Imam Reza Hospital|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
introduction last decades healthcare expenditures hces increased significantly iran throughout worldunderstanding determinants increases essential health policymakers finding best policies manage healthcare coststhis study aimed determine impact key explanatory variables household healthcare expenditures across provinces iranmethods panel data econometric model used determine main factors affected household healthcare expenditures hhces across provinces iran march 21 2006 february 19 2013the data household healthcare expenditures per capita number physicians per 10000 population degree urbanization proportion population 65 older household income per capita literacy rate obtained household expenditure income survey heis data statistical center iranflimer hausman tests used choose panel data stata v12 used analyze dataresults findings indicated income per capita physicians per 10000 population degree urbanization significant impacts healthcare expendituresalso results study showed elasticity income physicians urbanization proportion population 65 older literacy rate 025 p 0002 037 p 0001 501 p 0001 01 p 073 102 p 0082 respectively conclusionthe results study indicated income elasticity healthcare expenditures less 1 health expenditures considered necessity good across provinces iran period studiedin addition factors affected healthcare expenditures considered study advancement new technology costs dyinghowever recommended future research examine effect factors hces iran