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On Friday in the House of Assembly, Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley disclosed the amounts the National Health Insurance programme paid to the top five local healthcare providers …
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After years of requests for a cancer registry, Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley explained his plan to fight rising cancer rates in the territory in a March 5 …
The National Health Insurance database shows that at least 188 people with dementia live in the Virgin Islands, the VI Alzheimer’s Association announced this week as World Alzheimer’s Month activities …
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It is extremely disheartening that many Virgin Islands employers have been stealing from their employees by keeping their contributions to the Social Security and the National Health Insurance programmes. Some …
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On July 10, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley announced the immediate implementation of extra steps for businesses renewing work permits. This week, he walked back that plan …
The $7.5 million in Covid-19 relief funding earmarked to pay medical providers for their services rendered through the National Health Insurance system only went so far, and nearly $4 million …
While debating a bill that would update oversight for the practice of medicine, dentistry and alternative care in the territory, members of the House of Assembly also took a broader …
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Virgin Islands residents could soon have to up their National Health Insurance contributions by more than 25 percent if their payments are to fund the programme’s deficit, which is projected …
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