MINISTER of Health Prof Roma Chilengi says Cabinet has approved a transition for the two percent National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) deduction to be calculated on gross pay, instead of basic pay. He says the change is part of wider reforms to stop NHIMA from sinking under debt, including government’s takeover of the scheme’s K1.7 billion owed to suppliers. Meanwhile, Prof Chilengi says that health workers who have been retired in national interest could have been politically inclined during the August 13 general elections. Speaking when he appeared on ZNBC Main News, Thursday, Prof Chilengi said government has moved to rescue NHIMA because it was set up on flawed financial grounds and could not meet its obligations. “This has...