Study of Field Indicators of Health Expenditures of Urban Households in the Selected Provinces(Emphasizing the Findings of the 2011 Census)

Managing health care costs and financing the health sector is an important issue for all countries. In Iran, the main burden of financing the health sector is on households, and this is an unfair practice. One of the goals of health officials is to replace more equitable methods. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the decision of Iranian households to enter the health market. The theoretical framework includes the study of Grassman's view of human capital in the field of health expenditures at the micro level. Given the nature of the problem and its data in the category of quantitative research, the data and variables used in the research will be collected in the form of numbers and the results will be reported in the same way. Deprived and included 22,264 households in deprived and relatively deprived areas (including 47% of rural households and 53% of urban households) were estimated as examples. Increasing income, education, women's proportions, health development, and the number of members increase spending and insurance coverage and tobacco use also increase spending on health. Families with spouses who have never been married have the highest and lowest health expenditures, respectively. The study insists that households benefit from insurance support plans and measures to improve the socio-economic situation, especially for large families and rural residents.