Bayelsa enrolls 80,000 in health insurance scheme
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by nathan nwakamma3 he said that the quick impact of the scheme was informed by the direct result of the determination of the bayelsa government to improve the health status of its citizens2 agadah made this disclosure in yenagoa while signing a memorandum of understanding with an heath maintenance organisation united healthcare international for the schemes technical support2 the state government started an health insurance scheme for its workforce in june 2017 with a plan to extend the scheme to cover the informal sector in due course2 agadah who said that the enrollment was ongoing added that the feedback from the registration desk was encouraging2 he said that in spite of the growing number of enrollees in the scheme government had also met its financial obligations to health care providers2 according to him feedback from the enrollees and other stakeholders in the health sector shows that the scheme is doing well2 the executive secretary attributed the success so far recorded to the adoption of the template already put in place by the national health insurance scheme of the federal government2 the bayelsa health insurance scheme has registered more than 80000 public sector enrollees less than a year after it began operations its executive secretary dr zuoboemi agadah said on wednesday2 agadah said that such collaboration was to overcome the teething problems of the scheme for the benefit of stakeholders2 he said that the scheme was able to face the challenges at the initial stages through an effective quality assurance and compliance management system2 agadah applauded the united healthcare international for its expertise and support for the scheme since inception in june 2017 resulting in high standards in its overall implementation2 he said that the scheme made available quality and affordable health care to enrollees who paid just 10 per cent of the cost of drugs in addition to the monthly premiums paid by civil servants2 agadah lauded gov. seriake dickson of bayelsa for establishing the scheme adding that plans had reached an advanced stage to cover the private sector2 in his response dr kazeem mustapha the executive director united healthcare noted that the zeal and commitment of the managers of the bayelsa health insurance scheme was commendable2 he said that the bayelsa health insurance scheme was also collaborating with other states of the federation where similar schemes were being run2

Bayelsa enrolls 80,000 in health insurance scheme
News & Trends •
by nathan nwakamma3 he said that the quick impact of the scheme was informed by the direct result of the determination of the bayelsa government to improve the health status of its citizens2 agadah made this disclosure in yenagoa while signing a memorandum of understanding with an heath maintenance organisation united healthcare international for the schemes technical support2 the state government started an health insurance scheme for its workforce in june 2017 with a plan to extend the scheme to cover the informal sector in due course2 agadah who said that the enrollment was ongoing added that the feedback from the registration desk was encouraging2 he said that in spite of the growing number of enrollees in the scheme government had also met its financial obligations to health care providers2 according to him feedback from the enrollees and other stakeholders in the health sector shows that the scheme is doing well2 the executive secretary attributed the success so far recorded to the adoption of the template already put in place by the national health insurance scheme of the federal government2 the bayelsa health insurance scheme has registered more than 80000 public sector enrollees less than a year after it began operations its executive secretary dr zuoboemi agadah said on wednesday2 agadah said that such collaboration was to overcome the teething problems of the scheme for the benefit of stakeholders2 he said that the scheme was able to face the challenges at the initial stages through an effective quality assurance and compliance management system2 agadah applauded the united healthcare international for its expertise and support for the scheme since inception in june 2017 resulting in high standards in its overall implementation2 he said that the scheme made available quality and affordable health care to enrollees who paid just 10 per cent of the cost of drugs in addition to the monthly premiums paid by civil servants2 agadah lauded gov. seriake dickson of bayelsa for establishing the scheme adding that plans had reached an advanced stage to cover the private sector2 in his response dr kazeem mustapha the executive director united healthcare noted that the zeal and commitment of the managers of the bayelsa health insurance scheme was commendable2 he said that the bayelsa health insurance scheme was also collaborating with other states of the federation where similar schemes were being run2