”We have been given a ceiling of 10 billion, if we want to run insurance like this, we need 40 billion rupees”
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Health and Population Minister Pradeep Paudel has said that since the health insurance cannot work in the current situation, the ministry has planned to make it sustainable.
After inaugurating the services of the government hospital in Bharatpur on Monday, including the cath lab, Minister Paudel said, "We have been given a ceiling of 10 billion rupees. But if we want to run the insurance in this way, we need 40 billion rupees.
He has said that he will leave only after fulfilling the commitment to pay all the remaining arrears. He shared his experience that the management of treatment provided by insurance is not good. Minister Paudel said, "There is a practice of saying that you did it without treatment, doing a whole body check-up without needing it, and giving unwanted medicine in the name of insurance." He said that the problem has increased because the insurance board does not have regular income to meet its fund requirements.
Minister Paudel said that if the state will give only 10 billion rupees, how to collect 30 billion rupees, the state should be clear about that. The state had to take from citizens who could contribute. Even though the small income of the state fund was zero ten thousand five percent, it had to go to the insurance fund. Will it be taken from petroleum products, cargo, SIM cards, taxes, VAT,' said Minister Paudel. He said that citizens who contribute to
are affiliated to the Social Security Fund and those who provide treatment are affiliated to the Insurance Board. "Insurance is to treat 2 people for 20 people. Who will contribute when all those who are affiliated to the insurance board will be treated? This is not according to the insurance system," Minister Paudel said. Therefore, health insurance, which is scattered everywhere, should be integrated, he said. He said that Social Security Fund, Savings Fund, Citizen Investment Fund, Family Welfare Fund should be brought to the Insurance Board.
He also proposed to maintain Rs 13,000 per year for businessmen who earn well. There are five lakh people like this in Nepal. It is not difficult to pay them 1,300 rupees per month," said Minister Paudel. Minister Paudel was of the opinion that all 6.6 million households in Nepal should be connected to health insurance by creating a safe insurance fund.
Bharatpur Hospital could not get payment of 600 million rupees for insurance. According to the hospital administration, only yesterday, about 18 million rupees were received.
