The Lagos state government is set to introduce sweeping reforms to its health insurance programme in a bid to curb what officials describe as a growing culture of medical tourism within the state-backed scheme, where residents enroll only when faced with expensive medical procedures and abandon coverage immediately after receiving treatment.
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) said the policy overhaul, scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2026, is designed to protect the long-term sustainability of the Lagos State Health Scheme and strengthen the state’s push towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Speaking during the second-quarter media parley of the Lagos State Health Scheme in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, Emmanuella Zamba, the permanent secretary of LASHMA, warned that opportunistic enrollment practices were undermining the core principles of social health insurance.
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