Saudi Arabia braced for reimbursement problems
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
In light of the fact that health insurance is soon to become mandatory in Saudi Arabia, polyclinics have voiced their concern over failing reimbursements from insurance companies, reports The Saudi Gazette. Complaints include: insurance companies refusing up to 60% of reimbursement bills sent to them; health insurance becoming unpopular with patients due to long request approval times for clinical tests, occasionally no response, or refusal despite approval.