{
  "id": 16938539,
  "title": "FG to unveil healthcare scheme for 30,000 pensioners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/fg-to-unveil-healthcare-scheme-for-30-000-pensioners-16938539",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/fg-to-unveil-healthcare-scheme-for-30000-pensioners/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Government will introduce a healthcare program in November for pensioners earning low incomes, with 30,000 retirees anticipated to receive benefits from the pilot phase. Director-General of the National Pension Commission, Omolola Oloworaran, announced this during the Senior Citizens Fair in Abuja. The program, tentatively named PENCARE, aims to reduce the healthcare expenses of eligible retirees, improving their access to medical services during retirement.",
  "summary": "The Federal Government is set to unveil the PENCARE healthcare initiative in November for 30,000 low-income pensioners, PenCom’s DG has announced. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-to-unveil-healthcare-scheme-for-30000-pensioners/",
  "key_points": [
    "Federal Government to launch healthcare scheme in November",
    "30,000 pensioners to benefit from pilot phase",
    "Program named PENCARE to reduce healthcare expenses"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}