The effect of COVID-19 on public hospital revenues in Iran: An interrupted time-series analysis.
Hassan Abolghasem GorjiAfshin AalipourMohammad KehsvariBanafsheh Darvishi TeliMahboubeh Khaton GhanbariHasan Abolghasem GorjiAlaeddin SheikhiSamad AzariMohammad HeydarianSeyed Jafar EhsanzadehJude Dzevela KongMaryam AhadiNicola Luigi BragazziPublished in: PloS one (2022)
COVID-19 has reduced the revenues of public hospitals, which have faced many problems due to the high costs they have incurred. During the crisis, lack of adequate fundings can damage healthcare service delivery, and policymakers should allocate resources to prevent potential shocks.