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DR. KELECHI OHIRI
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has commenced on-the-spot assessments to evaluate the level of compliance with the new directives regarding the one-hour deadline for the issuance of pre-authorization codes by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs).
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has launched a cost-sharing initiative to improve access to cancer care by subsidizing up to N400,000 for eligible patients undergoing radiotherapy, helping to reduce the financial burden of treatment.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced a significant upward review of healthcare provider payments, increasing capitation fees by 93% and fee-for-service rates by 378%, effective April 2025.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced that it has surpassed the 2024 presidential target for health insurance enrollment and is now set to increase growth coverage by an additional 20% in 2025.
The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, has sounded the alarm over the rising burden of healthcare costs in Nigeria, describing it as unsustainable.
Nigeria has enrolled two million people in nine months of 2024, bringing the total number of enrollees in the national health insurance programs to 19.18 million.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced its plan to review medicine tariffs in response to the significant rise in medical inflation experienced over the past few months in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Kelechi Ohiri as the Director General of the NHIA formerly NHIS.
President Bola Tinubu recently approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.