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NHI's secondary care expansion 'not feasible'
Expanding the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme to cover secondary care for select conditions "is not feasible at this time" due to COVID-19's fall-out, its governing body has confirmed.
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‘No way on God’s green earth’ can Gov’t operate NHI
There is “no way on God’s green earth” that the Government can hope to run an efficient National Health Insurance (NHI) system given its “disastrous” track record, an outspoken businessman has warned.
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NHI registration of physicians begins
GOVERNMENT officials yesterday announced the launch of National Health Insurance’s primary care physician registration, which NHI senior officials said is a “critical milestone” that signals the “initiation” of the second phase of the government proposed scheme.
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Union leader 'not screaming' on NHI funding
A trade union body is “not screaming” about the need to finance National Health Insurance (NHI) given that its members will not have to pay any extra from already-stretched salaries.Bernard Evans, pictured, the National Congress of Trade Unions (NCTU
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Minister admits NHI wide open to fraud
The Minister of Health yesterday admitted that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme’s “non-existent checks and balances” have left taxpayers totally exposed to fraud and other financial abuses.
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DNA Deputy: Don't lose sight of what universal health coverage is about
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer on Friday called for both sides in the debate over the administration of National Health Insurance (NHI) to not "lose sight" of what universal health coverage is about.
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$100m NHI launch pushed back to May
The launch date for the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme’s $100 million primary care phase has been pushed back to May 2017, Tribune Business can reveal.
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‘NHI legal’ ruling upsets overhaul
A long-anticipated legal opinion from the Office of the Attorney General complicates the Minnis administration’s effort to create a National Health Insurance (NHI) programme that fits its preferences and will likely limit the administration’s ability to quickly accomplish its NHI goals, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands confirmed yesterday.
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Sands: Was Health Minister ‘thrown under bus’ on NHI?
A well-known physician yesterday questioned whether the Minister of Health had been “thrown under the bus” by what her described as the Prime Minister’s “hostile takeover” of the National Health Insurance (NHI) implementation process.
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Minnis: Not enough time on NHI
THE government is “putting the cart before the horse” with its push toward implementing National Health Insurance while ignoring that Bahamians will need sufficient time with the NHI legislation before it is passed, FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
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‘Govt is ignoring feedback on NHI’
FORMER Senator Dr Duane Sands yesterday blasted the government’s proposed National Health Insurance scheme as an “abomination,” calling it a “shameful disgrace” that the Christie administration is sticking to its model while “dismissing” the input of key stakeholders.
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‘Slow down and consult properly over NHI proposals’
AS the Christie administration faces push back from stakeholders over its National Health Insurance plans, FNM Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday called on the government to slow down its efforts to implement the scheme in order to properly consult stakeholders.
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NHI: Gov’t warned on ‘significant error’
The Government is “making a significant error” over National Health Insurance (NHI) by allowing the initiative to become potentially “divisive”, a well-known businessman warned yesterday.
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NHI talks to be held next week
THE National Health Insurance Secretariat will next week begin a crucial round of talks with medical providers concerning compensation and the primary healthcare benefits package, according to a statement from the secretariat yesterday.
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No public insurer was signed up for NHI cover by former administration
THE Christie administration did not sign an agreement with a public insurer for National Health Insurance prior to leaving office, The Tribune understands.
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NHI enrolment up by a fifth amid pandemic
ENROLMENT in the National Health Insurance programme has increased by nearly 20 percent so far this year.According to NHI officials, the initiative’s popularity has “increased significantly” during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.“Following an initial
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Middle class 25% income cut fears
Middle class Bahamians were yesterday warned to brace for a 25 per cent cut in ‘take home’ income once the Government implements National Health Insurance (NHI), a leading surgeon describing the scheme as “an incredible sink hole”.
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NHI: ‘We’re going where no man has gone before’
The Chamber of Commerce’s top executive yesterday said it was “critical” to get National Health Insurance (NHI) right first time, adding: “We’re going where no man’s gone before.”
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Minnis slams the govt’s NHI agency
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised recent comments by a representative of the government’s main National Health Insurance adviser directed at the Bahamas’ healthcare industry, charging that her “dictatorial” statements were grounds for the agency’s “immediate dismissal”.
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Payroll tax unable to cover NHI
A 3 per cent payroll tax will not be sufficient to cover the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme’s total costs, the private sector yesterday warning that sticking to a January 2016 implementation will create a “challenging sprint to the finish”.
