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November 19, 2021

Premier presents $397m budget

Following another year of economic struggles amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Premier Andrew Fahie promised a brighter 2022 during his budget address on Nov. 11. Government, he said, hopes to tap …

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by Dana Kampa
June 15, 2021

HOA insurance plan shelved after protest

At a time when the National Health Insurance programme has been struggling with funding woes, a plan to use taxpayers’ money to provide supplemental health insurance for House of Assembly …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 23, 2020

Labour relaxes new work-permit rules

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 …

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by Dana Kampa
July 17, 2020

NHI owes providers $4 million

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 …

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by Dana Kampa
July 15, 2020

COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for ‘failing’ NHI

What is wrong with our legislators? We all know why the National Health Insurance system is failing. It’s because the private medical facilities increased their fees by around 300 percent …

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by Roger Harris
July 14, 2020

Bill makes space for alternative medicine

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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by Dana Kampa
November 6, 2019

COMMENTARY — NHI interview sparks more questions

Following my comments on National Health Insurance last week, Roy Barry — the deputy director of the Social Security Board with responsibility for NHI — gave a radio interview on …

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by Roger Harris
October 25, 2019

Financial stability of NHI at risk, review finds

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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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
January 23, 2019

NHI expenses exceed revenue

This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Jan. 17. From 2016 through last year, the National Health Insurance programme paid out roughly $1.95 million more than it …

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by Amanda Ulrich
June 6, 2018

Social Security Board tells workers to check payment status

The Social Security Board is again reminding employees to check the status of the SSB contributions their employers have made on their behalf. Sometimes employers fail to report accurate salaries …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 14, 2018

NHI promises updated insurance cards

On Tuesday night last week, Virgin Islands resident Teddy Nankisore had a serious problem. His 6-year-old daughter had a stomach infection and was vomiting, but Mr. Nankisore and his family …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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