February 2016 Health Spending in The Bahamas We are spending more and more money on health care Health Spending in The Caribbean High health spending low life expectancy Private Health Insurance Globally ID: 611188
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National Health Insurance Bahamas
February, 2016Slide2
Health Spending in The Bahamas
We are spending more and more money on health careSlide3
Health Spending in The Caribbean
High health spending, low life expectancySlide4
Private Health Insurance Globally
Private health insurance still used even with
universal health careSlide5
What is NHI Bahamas? A new
Government
programme
that ensures all legal Bahamian residents – no matter your income, age, island of residence or current health status – can receive health care free of cost at point of service. Cost for health care is paid for in full or in part, by Government.Slide6Slide7
Why do we Need NHI Bahamas?Only 1/3 Bahamians have health insurance.
A
verage
Bahamian household paying $2,300 per year for health care.
Amongst those without health insurance, 32
%
have at some point needed medical treatment but did not seek help because they were worried about the cost
.
We MUST
improve access and affordability of quality health care for our people to ensure health care for
all.Slide8
Because…Infant Mortality rates are still too high.Highest
Diabetes rate
in the Caribbean.
High rates of Heart Disease and Cancer.Low utilization of essential health services.Slide9
The Values of NHI Bahamas
Three
overarching values
at the heart of all planning and policy-making decisions regarding health care for
Bahamians.
Modern.
Affordable.
Accessible. Slide10
NHI Bahamas is about ChoiceYou can choose your doctor from the public or private sectorYou can choose your insurance providerSlide11
Health System Strengthening HSS Goal is to ensure high quality of care
I
nitiatives
aim to reduce waiting times, improve customer services, and enhance care quality through:
E
xtended
clinic
hours
U
pdated infrastructure
I
mprovements
in emergency
services
A
dditional equipment
I
mprovements
in supply chain management, better medical technology, and training for medical
staff Slide12
The RoadmapSlide13
Who is Covered?
All legal residents of The Bahamas
No matter if you are healthy or sick, older or young, employed or unemployed, low or high income.Slide14
What is
Covered?
Primary care:
Care provided by your
family doctor or other
primary care professionalSlide15
*In initial phasesSlide16
1. PromotionImproving overall health by promoting healthy behaviours
Examples:
Counselling for breastfeeding mothers
Monitoring and promoting nutrition, education and hygiene amongst children and young
adults
Awareness on using
health services
for
appropriate reasonsSlide17
2. Prevention Preventing illness through lifestyle changes and early screening for disease
Examples:
Counselling
and prevention of obesity, tobacco use, heart disease, skin cancer
, reproductive
issues, diabetes, high blood pressure, sexually transmitted infections, cervical
cancer, hepatitis
, kidney
disease
Immunizations/vaccines
for childrenSlide18
3. CareMedical services to improve health and treat disease
Examples:
Visits to your primary care doctor
Diagnostics (labs and imaging)Many prescription medications
Newborn
care
Treatment
of minor
illnessesSlide19
Those with Private InsuranceYou do not have to give up your private insurance to register for NHI Bahamas
Your insurance plans may change when primary care phase begins
as some of
those services will be covered by NHI BahamasSlide20
What’s Next?Registration for your NIB Smart Card is on going
W
hen
the primary care phase begins, all legal Bahamian residents will have these services available to them free of cost.Full
benefits will
be included in
NHI Bahamas
once the
programme
is fully implemented. Slide21
You have a role to play.
Registration
for
your NIB Smart
Card
is available at all local NIB locations.
Get
yours today.Slide22
*Once
p
rimary
c
are phase beginsSlide23
Questions?
www.nhibahamas.gov.bs
info@nhibahamas.gov.bs
NHI Secretariat: 502-7601
NIB Registration:
225-5642