National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended Regina Caeli Hospital from its scheme.
NHIS is an insurance scheme floated by the federal government for workers, which allows approved hospitals to provide healthcare services for its staff, for 10 percent of the total cost of treatment.
In August, THE RAZOR had reported that the hospital was charging insurance holders the sum of N1,000 extra, before they can be seen by doctors.
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In reaction to the story, the management of Regina Caeli had clarified that the charge was for utility.
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Meanwhile, several sources on Friday told THE RAZOR that the hospital has been suspended from NHIS.
An insurance holders who visited the hospital lamented she and her children could not access healthcare services because of the suspension.
She attributed the suspension to the exposure of the N1,000 utility charge placed on all patients by the hospital.
When THE RAZOR reached out to the hospital, an official of the hospital, Mrs Lilian frowned at the use of the word blacklisting of the hospital, but stated that for now the hospital no longer offers the service, but said it may still resume soon.
She said: “Good afternoon. Thanks for reaching out to us. The management is yet to receive an official document to that effect. Pending when the hospital management does, we will assume that the situation is still subject to change. Whatever the situation, we will keep you posted.”
Meanwhile, THE RAZOR gathered that many other hospitals in Anambra have also had their contract with the scheme suspended for one reason or another.
On the part of hospital owners, many are unhappy that since 2012, the scheme has not reviewed its agreement with the hospitals, despite the galloping inflation in the country.
A hospital owner who preferred to speak on the governor of anonymity lame Ted that: “Drugs are so expensive today, surgeries are not done for the same cost it used to be, yet, NHIS continues to pay the same amount.
“We have told them to see a way to review cost, but they keep saying they will do, and have never done, but once there is a small complaint against a hospital, they begin to threaten suspending the facility from their scheme, that is not good.”
