National Assembly begins process of repealing National Health Insurance Act The National Assembly has commenced the process of repealing the existing National Health Insurance Act to come up with a law that will meet the health needs of Nigerians. The chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known at the ongoing Centenary Law Summit in Abuja on Thursday. Okowa said as part of plans to expedite action on the new Act, it had gone through first and second reading as well as other processes required to pass it into law. “We are already working on the National Health Insurance Act. We are repealing the old Act and coming up with a new one. “Right now, it has gone through the first and second reading and we conducted a public hearing. We are also making our reports ready in order to bring it back to the Senate. “The essence is to expand the Act in order to make provision for social health insurance that involves the private and the organised private sector. “The Act will provide for special schemes like the vulnerable group fund that will cater for the elderly, the unemployed and children under five as well as pregnant women and the disabled. Section: Health and Fitness ..
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:48:16 +0000
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