Criteria for the selection of complementary private health insurance: the experience of a large organisation in Iran.

Mohammad Bazyar ; Minoo Alipouri Sakha ; Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev ORCID logo ; Batool Mousavi ; Amir Karmi ; Reza Maniei ; Saeed Attari ; Mohammad Ranjbar ; (2022) Criteria for the selection of complementary private health insurance: the experience of a large organisation in Iran. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1). p. 1377. ISSN 1472-6963 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08777-7
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BACKGROUND: Expenses related to employee's health benefit packages are rising. Hence, organisations are looking for complementary health financing arrangements to provide more financial protection for employees. This study aims to develop criteria to choose the most appropriate complementary health insurance company based on the experience of a large organisation in Iran. METHODS: This study was conducted in 2021 in Iran, in the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs to find as many applicable criteria as possible. To develop a comprehensive list of criteria, we used triangulation in data sources, including review of relevant national and international documents, in-depth interviews of key informants, focus group discussion, and examining similar but unpublished checklists used by other organisations in Iran. The list of criteria was prioritised during focus group discussions. We used the best-worst method as a multi-criteria decision making method and a qualitative consensus among the key informants to value the importance of each of the finalised criteria. FINDINGS: Out of 85 criteria, we selected 28 criteria to choose an insurer for implementing complementary private health insurance. The finalised criteria were fell into six domains: (i) Previous experience of the applicants; (ii) Communication with clients; (iii) Financial status; (iv) Health care providers' network; (v) Technical infrastructure and workforce; (vi) and Process of reviewing claims and reimbursement. CONCLUSION: We propose a quantitative decision-making checklist to choose the best complimentary private health insurance provider. We invite colleagues to utilise, adapt, modify, or develop these criteria to suit their organisational needs. This checklist can be applied in any low- and middle-income country where the industry of complementary health insurance is blooming.


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