insurance scheme are brought on board.
Speaking in Abuja at the 13th Annual General Meeting of Ultimate Health Management Services, Managing Director Lekan Ewenla said the HMO was working on getting all Nigerians on board the health insurance scheme. In October 2023, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, revealed that 90 per cent of Nigerians were not covered in the nation’s health insurance scheme.
“We are looking at the organised private sector, they have already compiled but not totally. So we are going to see those that are still on the fringes, to bring them on board,” he said. His words: “As we speak, there are two risk managers for Nigerians. The first risk manager is the primary provider at the primary level. Services that are primary services are meant to be managed at the primary level by the risk managers.
On her part, the Chairman, Board of Directors, Angela Ajala, noted that the HMO went beyond the N750 million minimum requirement stipulated by the National Health Insurance Authority.