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  "id": 7898004,
  "title": "NHIA adopts new system to curb healthcare spending waste",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nhia-adopts-new-system-to-curb-healthcare-spending-waste-7898004",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:42:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nhia-adopts-new-system-to-curb-healthcare-spending-waste/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Nigeria has adopted Health Technology Assessment (HTA) as a tool to manage healthcare spending and ensure limited resources are directed towards interventions with greater value to Nigerians. Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, the NHIA's Director-General, announced this during the inauguration of the HTA steering committee and the official launch of HTA in Nigeria. HTA provides an evidence-based methodology to guide decisions on healthcare coverage, reimbursement, pricing, and resource allocation, strengthening the NHIA's strategic purchasing function. The NHIA has been strengthening its HTA capacity since 2025, establishing a Strategic Purchasing Department and a dedicated HTA Division, developing an HTA Framework, Reference Case, Process Guidelines, and conducting pilot HTA assessments.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NHIA adopts new system to curb healthcare spending waste",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nhia-adopts-new-system-to-curb-healthcare-spending-waste",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:22:42.000Z"
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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."
}