Some health experts say that the only way to overcome Nigeria’s health problems is to give the rich and the poor access to the same health system through the National Health Insurance Bill.
Lekan Ewenla, managing director of Ultimate Health, who announced this, said it would curb the mentalization of self-medication and poverty-related health problems, and the country has adopted a scheme that puts both the rich and the poor under one umbrella. need to do it.
At a press conference after the company’s annual meeting in Abuja, Ewenra said inflation in the country had affected all sectors.
Healthcare professionals must find ways to deal with inflation without compromising people’s health.
He states: “Inflation experienced in this country is not unique to the medical sector. It crosses all layers of society. We are also challenging. The solution is driving a private health insurance program. Encourage all HMOs to participate in larger polls, fully understanding that health insurance cannot survive in NHIS’s fragmented polls.
“This scheme recommends a minimum of 2,500 registrants per facility, but if the facility registrants are less than the recommended 2,500, they are at a loss. Registration for some facilities. Persons are not treated properly because the major providers of risk takers do not have the recommended amount. Consider the responsibilities of risk takers, primary providers, and HMOs for this scheme to work. You need to. Health insurance deals with risk pooling and risk management deals with volume.
“To address these challenges, we need to introduce compulsory health insurance to maintain one country, one health. The newly envisioned health insurance is nationally managed and regional. It is the state that promotes the insurance program with a harmonious benefit package. Compulsory health insurance and health under one roof is the way forward, and all states across the country are united. I try to have a product that has been insured. ”
Earlier, retired chairman of the board, Dahir Muhammed, also said that it would not be easy to accept the change, which has been in the health insurance system since former President Olusegun Obasanjo introduced the law in 2005. He added that it was done with the acceptance of Nigerians towards. ..
He states: “The progress towards accepting Nigerian health insurance is very slow. Most people believe that the government should provide health services rather than the private sector. Health reforms that have created a health insurance system. We must celebrate the achievements of former President Orshegung Obasanjo, who took the initiative in introducing it.
“Nigerians take a lot of time to understand and accept the insurance system. We are on the learning curve. And as states, regions, and the public have embraced the concept of health insurance to some extent, we I think it has improved. “
Regarding the health insurance bill and its implementation, Muhammed said, “It will work, but it will be a daunting task to ensure that it can be enforced. It is structured like civil servants and the organized private sector. You can work for a worker, but how do you force it when you go to the countryside?
“It will take a lot of education, publicity, persuasion, and hectic action to get people involved in this plan. The best way to get through it is to go through the local government.
“Health needs to remain on the simultaneous list. While we were growing, the federal government had little to do with health issues except for teaching hospitals. It’s basically a local and local government issue. bottom.
“The federal government needs to shelve some of these health responsibilities. Legislation should be with the federal government, but enforcement should be at the state and local government levels.”
The organization has also announced the appointment of three new members to the board of directors to help drive the organization’s vision.
Dr. MSD Bob Manuel, Medical Director of Valentine Hospital in Port Harcourt, has been appointed as a non-executive officer. Abdulaziz Abdullah, former Secretary of State for the Federal Ministry of Health. Susan Abisola Giwa-Osagie, a former Managing Director of NEMInsurance, has been appointed as an Independent Executive Director.
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