Unmet health‑care needs in people with disabilities: An evidence to make reforms in health insurance programs in Iran

In Iran, people with disabilities (PWDs) consist of 1.3% of general population, but the World Health Organization’s report cites that around 15.6% of world population experience type of disabilities.[1,2] Studies show that PWDs are more likely to report poorer health than their counterparts without a disability. Although disability is not a disease, it can cause more health problems among PWD than the general population. On the other hand, these people encounter with cascades of disparities and barriers to access to health‑care services including cultural, physical, and financial barriers.