NHIA tasks state governments on health insurance scheme

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The National Healthcare Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged all 36 states governors in the country to establish National Health

The National Healthcare Insurance Authority has urged all 36 state governors in the country to establish National Health Insurance Scheme agency in their various states to provide insurance cover to the citizens.

According to him, NHIA will collaborate with state government-run health insurance schemes to accredit primary and secondary health facilities and enrol Nigerians into the scheme in order to ensure the delivery of quality health care across the country. Sambo stated that NHIS was the only legally recognised body that has the authority to come up with service tariffs for health insurance in the country, noting that the primary objectives of social health insurance were to limit the rising cost of health care services and protect people from financial hardships of huge medical bills.

 

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The way State Govs treats this goes to show how much they care for common man.

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