Senate Wants Mandatory Health Insurance For All Nigerians - Nairaland

The Senate yesterday called for mandatory health insurance for all Nigerians irrespective of their social status. Chairman, Senate Committee on Heath, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, made the call in Abuja at a public hearing on a bill for an Act to repeal the National Health Insurance Scheme Act 2004 and to enact the National Health Insurance Commission Bill.

Health insurance is optional under the current Act. Oloriegbe said health insurance must be made mandatory and premium payments...

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