Public Health Question

I have two answers for my classmates

1st

The healthcare system in the Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia is mainly financed by the

government through oil revenues, which

means that healthcare services are free for

all citizens and residents without any

payment at the point of delivery. However,

the government is implementing a major

change in the healthcare system to ensure

that it is financially sustainable and that the

quality of care provided to patients is

improved. To achieve this, the government

is in the process of restructuring the

healthcare system to introduce insurance

coverage and privatize public hospitals

The government has set a goal to increase

the private sector’s contribution to the

country’s total health expenditure to 35%

by 2020, up from approximately 25% in

2015, according to a 2017 article in the

Journal of Health Services Research and

Policy. In addition, the government is

promoting the growth of private insurance

to reduce its reliance on its budget for

healthcare financing

Furthermore, the government is developing

a national health insurance system that will

provide universal coverage for all Saudi

citizens and expatriates. The system would

he funded hr contributions from emnlovers healthcare financing

Furthermore, the government is developing

a national health insurance system that will

provide universal coverage for all Saudi

citizens and expatriates. The system would

be funded by contributions from employers

and employees, with additional support

from the government for people who are

unable to afford their contributions,

according to a 2019 article in the Saudi

Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

:References

Alharbi, M. F. (2018). Does Health Financing

in Saudi Arabia need a National Health

Accounts Framework? International journal

of health sciences. Retrieved April 4, 2023,

from

Al-Hanawi, M. K. (2018, February).

Healthcare Finance in the Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia: A qualitative study of householders’

attitudes. Applied health economics and

health policy. Retrieved April 2, 2023, from

2nd

Health Care Financing deals with the

generation, allocation and use of financial

resources in the health system. Globally, it

has become increasingly recognized as an

area of major policy relevance to achieve

Universal Health Coverage. (Almalki, M.,

Fitzgerald 2011)

Public health care in Saudi Arabia is

financed through oil revenue generated by

the government, and private health care

expenditures are financed through a

combination of employee insurance and

out-of-pocket payments by the employer

and consumer

also The Kingdom, represented by the

Ministry of Health, provides an integrated

network of health care services covering all

regions of the Kingdom. The health care in

the government medical facilities is

provided for citizens for free and based on

a new health strategy that meets the needs

of the health sector

Primary healthcare (PHC) is an essential

component of an effective healthcare

system. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s

(KSA) health reforms prioritize tackling the

increasing noncommunicable disease

burden by prioritizing PHC, centering it as Health Care Financing deals with the

generation, allocation and use of financial

resources in the health system. Globally, it

has become increasingly recognized as an

area of major policy relevance to achieve

Universal Health Coverage. (Almalki, M.,

Fitzgerald 2011)

Public health care in Saudi Arabia is

financed through oil revenue generated by

the government, and private health care

expenditures are financed through a

combination of employee insurance and

out-of-pocket payments by the employer

and consumer

also The Kingdom, represented by the

Ministry of Health, provides an integrated

network of health care services covering all

regions of the Kingdom. The health care in

the government medical facilities is

provided for citizens for free and based on

a new health strategy that meets the needs

of the health sector

Primary healthcare (PHC) is an essential

component of an effective healthcare

system. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s

(KSA) health reforms prioritize tackling the

increasing noncommunicable disease

burden by prioritizing PHC, centering it as