Stakeholders in Adamawa State’s health sector, including healthcare providers, HMOs, and enrollees, gathered for a strategic meeting to improve the state’s contributory health scheme.The event focused on addressing challenges like rising healthcare costs, data discrepancies, and inefficiencies in the system.Participants reviewed records, identified data gaps, and worked to correct inaccuracies to boost data integrity.

They also discussed actuarial assessments and strategies to enhance sustainability, such as improving data utilization and developing reliable provider tariffs.Dr.Amos Ujulu, ASCHMA’s Executive Secretary, highlighted the need for updated actuarial data and better reporting systems.

The meeting emphasized collaboration to ensure accessible, efficient healthcare for all citizens, with calls to relax NIN requirements to include more people, especially the elderly and vulnerable.The outcome was a renewed commitment to creating a sustainable, data-driven health insurance system for Adamawa.