Open AccessNational health insurance scheme: How receptive are the private healthcare practitioners in a local government area of Lagos state
Author(s) -
Campbell Princess Christina,
Taiwo Toyin Latifat,
Nnaji Feziechukwu Collins,
Abolarin Thaddeus Olatunbosun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.144712
Subject(s) - health care , national health interview survey , payment , government (linguistics) , entitlement (fair division) , private sector , modalities , business , medicine , local government area , family medicine , local government , nursing , economic growth , finance , geography , linguistics , philosophy , social science , mathematical economics , sociology , economics , mathematics , archaeology
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of the health financing options adopted by Nigeria for improved healthcare access especially to the low income earners. One of the key operators of the scheme is the health care providers, thus their uptake of the scheme is fundamental to the survival of the scheme. The study reviewed the uptake of the NHIS by private health care providers in a Local Government Area in Lagos State.