Access to and utilization of the National Health Insurance Scheme among older adults attending geriatric clinics in tertiary hospitals in Abuja, Nigeria: a descriptive cross-sectional study

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is Nigeria's principal mechanism for pooling healthcare risk and reducing out-of-pocket expenditure, and is central to national progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Older adults, who carry a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and frequent hospital attendance, are a priority beneficiary group, yet evidence on the...

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82085dcd-17d2-5c62-bbb6-a97eff352f7f

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-10526029/v1