National Health Insurance Authority Board Members Announced
Nassau, The Bahamas – July 26th, 2017 — Today, the composition of the Board of Directors of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) was announced. The Board has been appointed in accordance with the National Health Insurance Act, 2016. Dr. Robin Roberts has been named Chairman and Mrs. Judith Whitehead has been named Deputy Chairman.
The Board will effectively act as the governing body that performs the functions and exercises the powers of the NHIA and reports to the Minister responsible for National Health Insurance. The Board will oversee and work closely with the NHI Bahamas technical team to review, plan and operationalize the overall strategy and operations of the NHI Bahamas programme.
In addition to the Chair and Vice-chair, the Board includes the following individuals:
- Robin Roberts, Chairman
- Judith A. Whitehead, Deputy Chairman
- Terneille Burrows, Member
- Barbara Henderson-Wilson, Member
- Emmanuel Komolafe, Member
- Montgomery Braithwaite, Member
- Bernard Evans, Member
- Leyvon Miller, Member
- Eugene Marcus Cooper, Member
- Pearl McMillan, Ex-Officio Member
- Graham Whitmarsh, Ex-Officio Member
- Nicola Virgill-Rolle, Ex-Officio Member
- Michele Fields, Ex-Officio Member
- Lillian Quant-Forbes, Ex-Officio Member
While these Ex Officio members will play an important role advising and supporting the work of the Board and the NHIA, they do not have a formal voting position.
Among its various functions, the NHIA will:
- Implement the plan for NHI Bahamas to facilitate the provision of modern, affordable, and accessible health care services to all eligible Bahamians
- Establish and implement mechanisms for quality assurance in the delivery of health care and wellness benefits and services under NHI Bahamas
- Promote improved methods and levels of efficiency in the delivery of health care and wellness benefits and services on the road to Universal Health Coverage in The Bahamas
The establishment of the NHIA Board is a significant milestone for the evolution of NHI Bahamas. The Board will explore, among other decisions, financing mechanisms for NHI Bahamas and the expansion of services beyond primary health care, laying the framework for the provision of catastrophic health coverage for the people of The Bahamas.
Since the roll-out of Phase 3 of NHI Bahamas, Primary Health Care services, over 27,000 Bahamians have enrolled in the programme and are eligible to access primary care services with no cost at point of care.
The NHIA will continue to provide updates to the public and stakeholders on the progression and potential changes to the programme.
More information on NHI Bahamas can be found at www.nhibahamas.gov.bs.
Contact the NHI Secretariat:
Email: info@nhibahamas.gov.bs
Phone: 396-8500
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