Evaluation of Problems Facing National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria
Evaluation of Problems Facing National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria
Abstract of Evaluation of Problems Facing National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria
This research work is on the Problem Facing National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria. The source of data for the work area oral interview and questionnaire, the population of the study was drawn from both national and state hospitals in Enugu. Samples of questionnaires were distributed to the respondents. The instruments used are oral interview and questionnaire. The instrument were reliable because they include statements of the problem, objectives of the study and the research questions, one of the findings is that the various methods used in marketing of health insurance is not known by the people. One of the conclusions is that there should be free material and child health programme for the country.
Chapter One of Evaluation of Problems Facing National Health Insurance Scheme in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The national health insurance scheme (NHIS) is a social health insurance programme designed by the federal government of Nigeria to complement or to improve services of financial health sector, and to improve access of health care for the majority of Nigeria. The evolution of the National Health Insurance scheme decade back to 1962, when the need for health insurance in the provision of health care to Nigeria citizen was first recognized.HEALTH INSURANCE
Furthermore, the introduction of the structural adjustment programme in 1986 adversely affected health allocation and other factors that led to the introduction of the national health insurance scheme. This general poor stated of the nations health care services is giving the government a lot of concern.HEALTH INSURANCE
The concept of social health insurance was first mooted in 1962 by Heuvi committee, which passed the proposal through the Lagos health bill. Unfortunately it was truncated in 1985, Dr. Emmanuel Usman, the minister of health set up a committee on national health review led by Mr. L. Ligailu.HEALTH INSURANCE
At its 42nd meeting, the national council on health (NCH) approved the NIS to ensure full private sector participation. This model ensured the introduction of health maintenance organization (HMO) and financial managers of the scheme. On October 15th the national health insurance scheme was finally launched.HEALTH INSURANCE
The executive law decree 35 of 1999 (Now Act 35 of 1999) was signed in many 1999. National council on health special meeting on NIHS held in Port Harcourt in July 2011, recommended the need for the scheme to take off. Hereafter an implementation policies committee was set of which met in September 2011 and recommended the immediate take off of the scheme.HEALTH INSURANCE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
Health insurance is new in Nigeria; the target of its introduction is to achieve good health to all citizens in Nigeria. Most of Nigeria are unemployed, resident in the rural areas without hospital, water and infrastructure and inadequate personnel.
The researcher wants to know the strategies to be used in marketing health insurance in the situation of poor infrastructural development, unemployment and how level of income or capital and to indemnify what will be the inability factor in marketing health insurance business in Nigeria.
To make suggestions to the marketers on the best way to market health insurance policies with the rural support.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
In this research, the researcher wants to know how possible it will be for effective marketing of health insurance policies as new product in Nigeria.HEALTH INSURANCE
To identify different types of product marketed by the health insurance services in Nigeria.
To identify various methods to be used in marketing health insurance service in Nigeria.
To know the problems facing marking of health insurance product in a situation of poor infrastructure development poverty and low income.
To identify all the environment and infrastructure problems facing marketing of health insurance programme in Nigeria mostly in the rural areas.