Nigerian Government to Enforce Mandatory Health Insurance Amid High Out-of-Pocket Spending

Nigeria's Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, announced that the federal government will enforce mandatory health insurance to address the high out-of-pocket health spending, which currently stands at 71%.

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Federal govt to enforce mandatory health insurance as out-of-pocket spending hits 71%

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering an address at the APC Medical Council Health Roundtable Conference held at the State Banquet Hall, Abuja. The post Federal govt to enforce mandatory health insurance as out-of-pocket spending hits 71% appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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