ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME ON THE MEDICAL WELFARE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR STAFF

This study examined the impact of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on the medical welfare of University of Calabar workers. One null hypothesis and one research questionswere formulated each in line with the objective of the study. The study reviewed some related literature on NHIS and adopted the Political System Theory propounded by David Easton in 1953 and the welfare theory postulated by Vilfredo Pareto and co. in 1897. Survey research designed and inferential statistics were adopted for the methodology via the use of SPSS version 27.0.1. Both Quantitative and qualitative data analysis technique were employed as primary and secondary data were both used. The population of the study was made-up of the 800 principal enrollees of NHIS at the University of Calabar Medical Centre and the sample size was 266 respondents determined by Taro Yamane formula. The findings revealed that there is no significant provision of drugs for the Unical workers medical welfare. The study recommended that; NHIA should have a policy adjustment that would review drugs provision henceforth to ensure that it aligns with the enrollees’ medical needs because there was no direct correlation between the two variables so as to curtail the excesses of the heath management organizations and other collaborating agencies.