The Benue State Health Insurance Agency (BNSHIA) was established by Law No. 8 of 2018. The Agency:
The Agency shall be responsible for –
A reliable, strong and dynamic BNSHIA that is totally committed and focused to securing an unlimited coverage and easy access to adequate and affordable healthcare; with the sole aim of improving the health status of the Benue State work force in particular and that of the Benue State residents in general.
To facilitate easy and stress-free health care financing through mobilizing, pooling and judicious utilization of financial resources to provide financial risks protections and cost burden sharing for people, against high cost of health care through prepayments programmes prior to their falling ill.