# Lesson Plan: Introduction to National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
## Subject: Economics/Business Studies
## Grade: Senior Secondary 3
## Duration: 60 minutes
### Objectives:
1. **To understand the concept of insurance and its importance.**
2. **To learn about the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).**
3. **To identify the benefits and coverage provided under NHIS.**
4. **To analyze the impact of NHIS on healthcare access and quality.**
### Materials Needed:
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Whiteboard and markers
- Projector
- Handouts and worksheets
- Internet access (for a possible online demonstration or video)
### Lesson Outline:
#### **Introduction (10 minutes)**
1. **Greeting and Attendance:**
- Welcome students and take attendance.
2. **Icebreaker:**
- Quick question to the class: “Has anyone in your family ever used insurance for healthcare, vehicle, or property?”
3. **Defining Insurance:**
- Briefly explain what insurance is - pooling of risks to reduce the financial burden on individuals when unpredictable events occur.
#### **Main Content (30 minutes)**
1. **Introduction to NHIS:**
- **History and Purpose (5 minutes):**
- Discuss the origins of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and its introduction in [specific country, e.g., Nigeria].
- Emphasize the need for a health insurance scheme in the context of public health and financial protection.
2. **NHIS Features and Benefits (10 minutes):**
- **Coverage:**
- Describe what NHIS covers: inpatient and outpatient care, maternal and child health services, surgeries, medications, etc.
- **Advantages:**
- Financial protection against high medical costs.
- Increased access to healthcare services.
- Improved health outcomes.
3. **How NHIS Works (10 minutes):**
- **Enrollment:**
- Discuss who is eligible to enroll and how to enroll in NHIS.
- **Premiums and Payments:**
- Explain how premiums are paid (e.g., payroll deductions, contributions, government funding).
- **Service Providers:**
- Identify the types of healthcare providers included in the NHIS network.
4. **Impact on Society (5 minutes):**
- How NHIS has improved healthcare access and quality.
- Discuss potential challenges and limitations of NHIS (e.g., coverage gaps, funding issues).
#### **Interactive Activity (10 minutes)**
- **Case Study Analysis:**
- Break students into small groups and give them a short case study of a family utilizing NHIS.
- Have each group discuss and present how NHIS helped the family with healthcare needs.
#### **Conclusion (10 minutes)**
1. **Recap:**
- Summarize key points: What NHIS is, its benefits, how it works, and its societal impact.
2. **Q&A:**
- Open the floor for questions to ensure understanding.
3. **Homework Assignment:**
- Assign a short essay where students research and compare NHIS with a health insurance scheme from another country.
### Assessment:
- Monitor students’ participation in discussions and interactive activity.
- Assess understanding through the homework assignment.
### Follow-Up:
- Plan to cover more detailed aspects of NHIS in the next lesson, such as specific policies, recent reforms, and how to navigate NHIS registration processes.
### Additional Notes:
- Ensure respect for different perspectives, especially as students may have varied experiences with healthcare.
- Encourage students to ask questions and share personal stories if they are comfortable, to make the lesson more interactive and relatable.
By the end of this lesson, students should have a clear understanding of NHIS, its benefits, and its operational mechanisms, preparing them to think critically about healthcare systems and social security.