Here are the main conclusions of the opinion of the Competition Council relating to the competitive functioning of the market for medical care provided by private clinics and similar establishments in Morocco.
– Private clinics, a major player in the medical care market;
– An unequal and unbalanced geographical distribution of private clinics in Morocco;
– Opacity of the market for medical care provided by private clinics;
– Absence of a legal framework dedicated to private clinics and obsolescence of the laws and regulations governing them;
– Private non-profit clinics: a driving force for the development of the market for care provided by private clinics;
– Gradual modernization of private clinic management methods: towards a private hospital model;
– Mostly undercapitalized private clinics;
– The market for care provided by private clinics has become increasingly open and attractive;
– Persistence of barriers to entry into the market for care provided by private clinics;