Launch of new health insurance plan in Qatar delayed until next year
The first stage will be implemented next year, a ways behind the June 1 deadline previously given after National Health Insurance Co. (Seha) ended.
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Report: Qatar officials reject claim Seha payments under investigation
Qatar’s National Health Insurance Co. (Seha) has denied a media report suggesting its use of public funds was under investigation, saying the State Audit Bureau was only conducting a “routine…
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Report: Qatar committee audits QR8 billion in Seha payments
Patients and providers have been criticizing of abusing the former health insurance scheme, which could only be used by Qataris but was supposed to be rolled out to expats this year.
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Healthcare coverage in Qatar to be extended to expat residents in 2016
Foreigners living in Qatar and visitors to the country were initially supposed to be covered by the plan this year. But currently, Seha, which launched in August 2013, only covers the local Qatari population.
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Qatar Cabinet annuls Seha as tenders for private insurers readied
Yesterday, the SCH said in an update that it would begin the tender process for private insurance companies to bid to join the new system in February.
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Qatar’s health insurance program Seha is being suspended
The announcement appears to mean that effective next week, all Qataris who have been benefitting from the national healthcare scheme will no longer be able to use it until a different system is worked out.
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Influx of Seha patients stretch capacity of Qatar’s private clinics
A Doha Clinic official said up to half of the hospital's patients were now Qataris seeking treatment under Seha. Meanwhile, Al-Ahli Hospital has announced plans to expand with a clinic in Al Wakrah.
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Qatar delays rolling out nationwide health insurance scheme for expats
Plans have now been postponed for at least 18 months to allow the National Health Insurance Company (NHIC) to try to tackle some of the many problems the implementation of the scheme has raised, including overcrowding at private hospitals.
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Qatar’s universal healthcare scheme Seha marks one year since launch
The new healthcare scheme, which aims to provides health insurance coverage to all residents and visitors by 2015, has gotten off to a strong start by covering all Qataris, but some hospitals have been struggling with the influx of patients.
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