‘Visitors burden our health care system’ - Winston E. Nibbs
This is the view of Winston E. Nibbs aka La Fontey who was sharing a panel with Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Bishop John I. Cline on the radio show Speak Out BVI on ZBVI 780 AM on Tuesday November 17, 2015.
The show was hosted by Doug Wheatley and also had on the panel Natalio D. Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru and Edmund G. Maduro and the topic of discussion was health care.
Nibbs was adamant on his position that foreigners cause the system undue burdens.
“Haven’t we been giving away what belongs to us to our visiting friends to the point where we have been over generous and isn’t that what is creating some of the [problems] right now?” asked Nibbs.
He said that there are people for one reason or another that have to be brought to the country to participate in various aspects of the economy and this he respects.
“We are respectful of them as brothers and sisters but when we go to their country we as non citizens are not necessarily privileged as citizens,” he said.
“So I’m asking the question. Is it that we have been over generous with our visiting friends that has caused us to be in this debacle?” he asked.
It's a myth
However, in response to the question, Bishop Cline said that anyone who cannot prove that they are a citizen of the VI cannot access care for free.
“Now before we raised rates what they had access to was very, very inexpensive health care. Let’s say they came in and had to spend a night at the hospital. Before we raised rates it was $25 for everybody. But no one who is not a BVIslander cannot access care for free, even if they are over 65,” he said.
Cline said that the idea that non-citizens are burdening the health care system is “a myth.”
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25 Responses to “‘Visitors burden our health care system’ - Winston E. Nibbs ”
BVI people should thank their lucky stars that non indigenous people work as doctors at that ghetto a&& hospital. Has anyone here ever dealt with a doctor born and raised here? I'd rather see an African witch doctor. Anytime you have unqualified board members like C**** you're going to have unqualified indigenous doctors.
You couldn't pay me to use that facility. I'd swim to Puerto Rico first.
Secondly what's with all the AKA names either go by one or another tired of seeing all the AKA crap.
This is LOL, Aka Sam's Biscuits aka Chaka Fula aka rubber duckey aka mr doubtfire signing off.
Government should not aim to operate like the private sector. The aim of the private sector is to make a profit. Government aim to meet the needs of the people.
I can recall there was a young man who had spent considerable time in the hospital because perhaps his relatives did not want to take care of him and many others from here who spent extended time in the institution without paying and they were locals
There is only one Myron Walwyn and that is it. This other Antiguan needs to get lost quick. His presence on the political front will diminish MW's presence and cause a backlash .