Anglo Arabian Healthcare Blog Is the oversupply of healthcare damaging the marketplace in the UAE?

It may sound strange, but do we have too much of a good thing? The UAE is a country facing an oversupply of healthcare. How has this happened? There has been rapid growth in an environment that encourages entrepreneurial development and a shift to a 60/40 split in terms of private/public healthcare. We now have over 70 private hospitals across the emirates, compared to less than half that number in government-owned facilities. But more hasn't meant 'better'. Many of these hospitals have been built in locations where they are expected to generate the highest income, rather than where they are needed most. This growth has also not been good news for insurers. The sheer number of facilities in operation with such low efficiency is a clear indication that the UAE has a problem with oversupply. A better way would be to reduce that number and have busier, more specialised and more efficient clinics that charge lower prices. Better for patients and better for insurers, and over the long-term better for a sustainable future for providers. From government regulation of facility licenses, to boosting the practice of health tourism, to greater consideration of medical specialisation in areas pertinent to our region, let's [...]The post Is the oversupply of healthcare damaging the marketplace in the UAE? appeared first on Anglo Arabian Healthcare.