{
  "id": 4540933,
  "title": "Health insurance enrolment rises but coverage gap persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/health-insurance-enrolment-rises-but-coverage-gap-persists",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-31T01:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/health-insurance-enrolment-rises-but-coverage-gap-persists/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria’s health insurance enrolment has risen sharply to over 22m, but the country still faces a significant coverage gap as millions of Nigerians remain exposed to rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs. The National Health Insurance Authority said enrolment had reached 22.03 million by July 2026, representing a 35 per cent year-on-year increase as the government quickens Read More:…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Health insurance enrolment rises but coverage gap persists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/health-insurance-enrolment-rises-but-coverage-gap-persists-4548378",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:12:48.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}