OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF NEIHIS HOLDS ON MARCH 3RD

**OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF NEIHIS HOLDS ON MARCH 3RD**
The media launch of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health
Insurance Scheme (NEIHIS) has been scheduled to hold on
Tuesday March 3rd, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja - Lagos
by 11am prompt at the Inner Crockpot of the hotel.
The scheme which is under the direct regulation of National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has two private plans,
Standard and Ultra and both are at affordable premiums. The
plans can be procured by individuals, corporate groups or
families. A family will consist; husband, wife and four biological
children.
Aside the practitioners of the entertainment and media industry
and their nuclear families, NEIHIS also covers all the employees
of entertainment and media outfits including band members, set
designers, journalists, sound engineers and other auxiliary
service providers and affiliates. All the benefits covered by the
premium will also be unveiled at the launch.
The scheme which is now affiliated to over 350 NHIS accredited
hospitals nationwide is working assiduously in a very rare
partnership with three ‘Health Management Organizations
(HMOs) namely; Healthcare International, Premium Health and
United healthcare International to achieve this great feat. Upon
registration, an enrollee’s identification cards will take just two
weeks to process.
However, every enrollee is required to pick a primary provider
(Hospital) either close to his or her residence or office. This will
act as the primary provider while other hospitals referred to as
the Secondary providers can still be accessed when enrollees
are out of their location at no cost at all. The list of hospitals
will be made available to enrollees upon enrollment to choose
their preferred hospitals. Forms can be submitted in about 33
states of the federation or completed online. The official website
will also be unveiled shortly before the launch of the scheme.
All enrollees under this scheme are also automatically qualified
to benefit from the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Trust Fund (NEIHTF). The trust fund is being established
to cater to most cases of terminal ailments not covered by
insurance and also to eradicate the phenomena and stigma of
public fund soliciting by entertainers/celebrities on health
grounds.
......**.NEIHIS- Premium value for our health**