35% Increase in Doctors' Salaries in Iran: Blaming Insurance Companies for the Financial Burden

[49039] 35% Increase in Doctors' Salaries in Iran: Blaming Insurance Companies for the Financial Burden

35% Increase in Doctors' Salaries in Iran: Blaming Insurance Companies for the Financial Burden

In reports published on May 4, 2026, the Chairman of the Medical Organization in Iran announced a 35% update to doctors' salaries, claiming that this rate is "equivalent to the growth in labor wages" in the country. The update concerns both doctor visit tariffs and surgeons' salaries, which has sparked a public debate over the high cost of medical services.

According to آخرین خبر, the organization's chairman emphasized that basic and supplementary insurance companies are the ones responsible for covering these costs to prevent a financial burden on the public. The report further claimed that "if pressure is exerted on the people this year, it is because insurance companies have not fulfilled their duties."

Regarding the phenomenon of Zir-Mizi (unofficial "under the table" payments), آخرین خبر quoted the official as saying that the source of the phenomenon is not within the medical community itself, but among elements that do not act according to the law. Furthermore, he critically noted that "the value of a medical visit in Iran is ranked 103rd in the world," and questioned whether the quality of service in Iran truly corresponds to this ranking.

The report in سلامת فوری 🍏 echoed the same messages, focusing on the demand for insurers to take responsibility for the new costs in order to protect the citizens' pockets. Both channels are identified with general and health news coverage in Iran, and the central message emerging from them is an attempt to deflect blame from doctors and place it on the insurance system and government regulation.