NHIA, Stakeholders Agree To Hike Tariffs For Healthcare Providers

National Health Insurance Authority and stakeholders have agreed on a new medicine and services pricing structure.

This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the acting Director of Media and Public Relations at the NHIA, Emmanuel Ononokpono.

The agreement was said to have been reached at a stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja.

The meeting settled for a 60 per cent increase in the capitation and a 40 per cent upward review in Fee-For-Service.

Capitation and Fee-For-Service are forms of payment made to healthcare providers for services rendered to beneficiaries under NHIA.

The new tariffs, which apply to current services offered under the NHIA, take immediate effect.

It was further agreed that the new price regime is without prejudice to the outcome of the ongoing actuarial studies commissioned by the authority.