The Council of Competition recently released a report on the healthcare provided by private clinics and similar institutions, amid the generalization of Compulsory Health Insurance by the end of 2022.
The latest report gave a diagnosis of the private healthcare system. It showed a supply-offer discrepancy in terms of healthcare services. Medical care remains qualitatively and quantitatively below medium.
The geographical distribution of clinics is disproportionate and unbalanced. The regions of Greater Casablanca, Settat, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Fez-Meknes, and Marrakesh- Safi contain 79% of private clinics and 82% of hospital beds, read the report.
In the absence of provisions that govern the healthcare sector, clinics in Morocco evade public authorities’ control. These supposedly health facilities are in need of human resources, investment incentives and real estate.
The Competition Council recommended rethinking the training of medical and non-medical staff in both public and private sectors. It proposed slashing the years of medical training, increasing the number of med students, relaxing requirements for foreign practitioners, removing the equivalence condition for diplomas and starting work upon registration in the medical corps.
The report called for curbing the migration of Moroccan physicians, eliminating obstacles facing the profession by ensuring regional interoperability, reviewing the national reference tariff, enforcing clear and detailed billing for used treatments and strengthening fiscal surveillance.