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Strengths<br />

Jordan<br />

• Provides access to <strong>in</strong>tegrated and highly specialized cancer services for <strong>in</strong>sured and<br />

un<strong>in</strong>sured patients. This reflects positively on equity and quality <strong>of</strong> patient care.<br />

• Decreases pressure on and over-utilization <strong>of</strong> the two public cancer units at K<strong>in</strong>g Husse<strong>in</strong><br />

Medical Centre and Al-Bashir Hospital.<br />

• Improves scientific cooperation between oncologists <strong>in</strong> the M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Health and HCC and<br />

enhances cancer research <strong>in</strong> the country.<br />

• Improves the utilization rate at HCC and provides it with reasonable cashflow. <strong>The</strong><br />

occupancy rate at HCC was 84% <strong>in</strong> 2003 (MOH Annual Report, 2002).<br />

Weaknesses and limitations<br />

• Reimbursement accord<strong>in</strong>g to fee-for-service, the lack <strong>of</strong> co-payment and the absence <strong>of</strong><br />

treatment protocols are <strong>in</strong>centives to <strong>in</strong>crease the government bill <strong>of</strong> cancer patients. If this<br />

cont<strong>in</strong>ues, it may force the government to reconsider its commitment regard<strong>in</strong>g free<br />

treatment <strong>of</strong> cancer patients.<br />

• Scientific and research cooperation is not yet activated.<br />

• <strong>The</strong>re are delays <strong>in</strong> reimbursement.<br />

Crescent Hospital<br />

Crescent Hospital is a 64-bed not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it philanthropic general hospital situated <strong>in</strong> East<br />

Amman. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the agreement which was signed <strong>in</strong> 1999, Al-Bashir Hospital, the largest<br />

M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Health hospital, can referee beneficiaries to be treated at Crescent Hospital.<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> features<br />

• Only Al-Bashir Hospital can refer patients.<br />

• Crescent Hospital should only provide patient services related to the medical diagnosis<br />

specified <strong>in</strong> the referral report.<br />

• Except delivery cases, hospital charges are calculated accord<strong>in</strong>g to m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>of</strong>ficial fees<br />

authorized by the M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Health and other medical authorities<br />

• Except delivery cases and medic<strong>in</strong>es, the hospital <strong>of</strong>fers 30% discount on the total charges.<br />

• Normal delivery, caesarean section and complicated delivery are charged fixed fees on a per<br />

case basis (JD 80 and 100 respectively).<br />

• Medic<strong>in</strong>es are priced accord<strong>in</strong>g to the drug store prices plus 20%<br />

• <strong>The</strong> director <strong>of</strong> Al-Bashir Hospital should review and authorize all claims before send<strong>in</strong>g<br />

them to the HID for payment.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Health has the right to review the medical and f<strong>in</strong>ancial records for any<br />

patient.<br />

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