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Women to foot bill for overseas births under NHI – Skelton
This is according to Executive Director of the Social Security Board, Antoinette Skelton, who appeared on the Speak Your Mind show aired on February 23, 2013 on a local TV station.
One caller on the show queried whether overseas births will be covered under the upcoming NHI programme and was informed that this would not be the case.
Moderator of the show, Julio ‘Sam’ Henry, in seeking clarity from the caller asked, “caller, let me ask you this… be specific… you’re asking generally, if you just wanted to have your child overseas, would you be covered?” The caller confirmed that this is what she was querying.
Noting that the Programme is geared towards the support of ‘local services’ initially, Ms Skelton explained, “if those [required] services are not available [on] island, then we gear you towards an approved person off-island.”
Instances of normal pregnancies, she explained, can be dealt with on-island, “if you have a high-risk pregnancy and we have no facility or specialist on island that can deal with your care, of course you will be referred off-island and that pregnancy will be paid for.”
She continued, “If you so choose to have a baby off-island, now that becomes an issue of sovereignty, and that claim will not be honoured by the NHI.”
“Once the NHI comes on stream,” Skelton added, “there will be no need for your private insurance.”
The NHI Programme is expected to come on stream in August 2013 after the relevant legislation has been passed following consultations with the general public and the implementation of and necessary adjustments through these consultations.
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38 Responses to “Women to foot bill for overseas births under NHI – Skelton”
I will finish this blog when I stop laughing.
I am not from here and I have AS Insurance, and I "choose" to go to PR to have my child, later on this year so is not only BVI women, non BVI women who can afford it, like in my case, "choose" to make a sensible decision regarding the management of there pregnancy. It's my choice, not NHI mandatory choice for me regarding my health care, and when the baby is born it going under the same AS Insurance. WHY! it is my choice!
WHY UALL TRYING TO CONTROL EVERYTHING.... AND THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO.. YOU ALL ARE MAKING THE PEOLPE OF THE COUNTRY VERY UNHAPPY AND ANGREY!!!!!! SOMETHINGS NEED TO BE DONE THIS GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOING IN THE RIGHT WAY AT ALL... YOU ALL ARE NOT DEAL WITH THE BIGER FACTORS... ITS JUST KILLING ME TO SEE WHAT U ALL ARE DOING!!!!