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kiani R. The Coverage Status of Pension Funds and Elderly Supportive Institutions in Iran. Iran J Health Insur 2021; 4 (2) :142-151
URL: http://journal.ihio.gov.ir/article-1-198-en.html

Introduction: The coverage status of pension funds and supportive institutions of the elderly is one of the most important and fundamental issues in social welfare studies. The present study aims to compare and evaluate the status of insurance and support for the health of the elderly at the national and provincial level during the years 2015-2018.  The main questions in this research are:  how is the share of the coverage of pension funds and supportive institutions for the elderly in the country?, in which provinces the elderly benefit from more coverage?, and in which provinces the pension coverage and support is less for them?
Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytical research and the method used is based on the secondary analysis method. The data used for insurance and support coverage were obtained from statistical and information sources of pension funds and supportive institutions and the Statistics and Information Office of the Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare. Data related to changes in the age structure of the country's population have been obtained from the Statistics Center of Iran. The statistical data extracted after processing and drawing tables and graphs by Microsoft Word & Office Excel software, at the national and provincial level in terms of pension coverage and support for the elderly.
Results: In 2015, the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by pension funds was 36.2% and the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by supportive institutions equaled in 33.7%. In 2016, the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by pension funds was 33% and the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by supportive institutions equaled in 30.2%. In 2017, the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by pension funds was 34.9% and the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by supportive institutions was equaled in 31.1%. In 2018, the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by pension funds was 37 percent and the ratio of elderly pensioners covered by supportive institutions was 27.4 percent. In other words, the trend of insurance and supportive pension coverage for the elderly has decreased from 70% in 2015 to 64.4% in 2018. This situation is lower than the average of this coverage on a global scale (67.9).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the supportive coverage of funds, pensions and supportive organizations for the elderly in Iran is not widespread and in accordance with the growth of the elderly population, it has not only had a significant increase, but a decline.