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Moradi, Tayebeh, Kabir, Mohammad Javad, Pourasghari, Hamid, Ehsanzadeh, Seyed Jafar and Aryankhesal, Aidin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-227X
(2023)
Challenges of budgeting and public financial management in Iran’s health system: A qualitative study.
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 37 (1).
ISSN 1016-1430
Abstract
Background: Efficient and effective management of budgets and financial resources is critical for health systems to achieve their goals; in this regard, countries may face budgetary and financial challenges owing to the weak prediction of resources and consumptions, and lack of prioritization for their budget. This study aims to identify the most critical policies and events that have affected public financial management and health budgeting and existing challenges in Iran. Methods: We conducted the present study in 2022 using a 2-stage qualitative method. First, by reviewing upstream documents and laws, we identified evidence related to health budgeting. Then, we conducted 13 semi-structured interviews with informed people in the health budgeting field that led us toward the main challenges through thematic content analysis. Results: After reviewing 48 upstream documents related to health budgeting, we identified 85 policies. After reviewing the articles, we achieved 11 themes and 71 subthemes. The most critical challenges of the budgeting cycle were as follows: (I) budget formulation, including inappropriate budget structure, conflicts of interest and infringement, lack of financial sustainability, and transparency; (II) budget execution, including a nonexecutable approved budget, complicated allocation process, and ineffective allocations; and (III) monitoring, reporting, and evaluation (MR&E), including fragmentation of MR&E processes, ineffective monitoring and evaluation, weak evaluation of platforms, and inadequate transparency. Conclusion: Most challenges in the health budgeting system are related to the budget formulation and approval stage that have their roots in implementation, monitoring, and reporting. In addition, Iran's macroeconomic and financial issues have also damaged the budgeting of the health sector. Budget problems affect the goals and outcomes of this sector, especially the health system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: Conflicts of Interest: None declared Funding: This study was part of a PhD thesis supported by the Iran University of Medical Sciences (Grant No: 99-10-21 19689). Publisher Copyright: © Iran University of Medical Sciences |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | budget evaluation,budget execution,budget formulation,budget monitoring,budgeting,public financial management,universal health coverage,medicine(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700 |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2023 01:23 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2023 01:23 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93491 |
| DOI: | 10.47176/mjiri.37.80 |
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