Topic: indigents
Health minister to decide who is entitled to free medical care
Under a proposed change to the Health Insurance Act, the health minister will be the person that decides who will receive free medical healthcare and insurance coverage.
$30M healthcare budget for indigents unlikely to cover costs
Government has budgeted $30.6 million to cover the costs of healthcare for uninsured or underinsured Caymanians in 2024, a sum that politicians agree is unlikely to cover those expenses.
Government foots $73M medical bill for uninsured Caymanians
The Cayman Islands government paid almost $72.7 million to cover healthcare costs of uninsured indigents, veterans and seafarers last year, $39.7 million more than had been originally budgeted for the year.
