Policy Discourses
Shifting the Burden of Healthcare from the State to the Market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13776157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Redwanur Rahman (0000-0001-8757-2818, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, corresponding author), Mohammad Asif Salam (0000-0002-9306-0429, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Pages | 469580211017655-469580211017655 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00469580211017655 |
| PMID | 34014129 |
| OpenAlex | W3122425500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Saudi Arabia has modified from a predominantly free, public, and comprehensive system under a welfare model to more of a mixed-economy model of healthcare. The welfare state slowly moved to a liberal model, emphasizing market forces to dominate in the provision of healthcare and the private sector was trusted to provide a better provision of healthcare. The country has to confront enormous problems in the health sector due to population growth, lifestyle changes, the shift of disease patterns, elevated expectations, escalated healthcare costs, limited infrastructure and resources, and poor management practice in the provision of healthcare. Moreover, the government has been emphasizing the need to bring in private sector investment to improve quality and efficiency, development of manpower, and standardization of services. As the current pattern of healthcare is unsustainable, the country is planning to restructure the present healthcare system toward institutionalizing it to meet future challenges. The governments must make an appropriate amount of effort to build their healthcare systems by transforming and modifying the challenges faced by society and its political-economic systems. The government should encourage equity, and fairness in the provision of healthcare
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Equity (law · Government (linguistics · Health care · Political science · Politics · Population · Private sector · Public economics · Public sector · Restructuring · Welfare state · Finance · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |