The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Economic Structures, Recent Developments and Role in the Global Economy

Sturm, Michael; Strasky, Jan; Adolf, Petra; Peschel, Dominik

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1144464

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Financing healthcare in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a focus on Saudi Arabia

Alkhamis

Hassan

Cosgrove

2013

Health Planning & Management

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BackgroundThis paper presents an analysis of the main characteristics of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) health financing systems and draws similarities and differences between GCC countries and other high-income and low-income countries, in order to provide recommendations for healthcare policy makers. The paper also illustrates some financial implications of the recent implementation of the Compulsory Employment-based Health Insurance (CEBHI) system in Saudi Arabia.MethodsEmploying a descriptive framework for the country-level analysis of healthcare financing arrangements, we compared expenditure data on healthcare from GCC and other developing and developed countries, mostly using secondary data from the World Health Organization health expenditure database. The analysis was supported by a review of related literature.ResultsThere are three significant characteristics affecting healthcare financing in GCC countries: (i) large expatriate populations relative to the national population, which leads GCC countries to use different strategies to control expatriate healthcare expenditure; (ii) substantial government revenue, with correspondingly high government expenditure on healthcare services in GCC countries; and (iii) underdeveloped healthcare systems, with some GCC countries’ healthcare indicators falling below those of upper-middle-income countries.ConclusionReforming the mode of health financing is vital to achieving equitable and efficient healthcare services. Such reform could assist GCC countries in improving their healthcare indicators and bring about a reduction in out-of-pocket payments for healthcare.

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Financing healthcare in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a focus on Saudi Arabia

Alkhamis

Hassan

Cosgrove

2013

Health Planning & Management

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Healthcare Reform in Saudi Arabia: Why, What and When

Alyaemni

2021

Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World

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The 2017 Gulf Crisis and Changes in Qatar’s Economic Landscape

Umar

Ghurab

2023

Gulf Studies

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This chapter analyzes the major transformations that Qatar’s economy went through during the 2017 Gulf crisis. This chapter argues that the Gulf crisis has proved to be a “blessing in disguise.” Qatar confronted unprecedented economic challenges immediately after the blockade, which forced it to take three broad policy initiatives: domestic production, trade diversification and crisis management strategy. This broad policy shift spawns immediate benefits for the country in managing the crisis effectively as well as in making the country resilient to international shocks, whether it is the COVID-19 pandemic or Ukraine war.

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The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Economic Structures, Recent Developments and Role in the Global Economy

Cited by 40 publications

References 18 publications

Financing healthcare in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a focus on Saudi Arabia

Financing healthcare in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a focus on Saudi Arabia

Healthcare Reform in Saudi Arabia: Why, What and When

The 2017 Gulf Crisis and Changes in Qatar’s Economic Landscape

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