Originally Posted by
mecabq
...But I don't think that healthcare is free for non-residents -- a visitor/tourist can't just walk into a hospital and get treated for free. I guess they have "emergency rooms," like most jurisdictions, but if someone walked in under his/her own power, I think they'd make the patient pay.
True it is not free for a non-Qatari... All a visitor has to do is purchase, for QR100 (about USD 27.50), a medical ID card. Then they can "walk into a hospital," and there may be small fees for other special services.
However, my point was really that, unlike in the USA, providing someone with free medical care in Qatar isn't a big deal.
