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"content": "There is a depletion of trust in this country. If people were already working for an organization, they were vetted and are qualified. Why would you subject them to a re- application process? This is what is causing jitters within NHIF. If these people were competitively recruited, they should automatically be absorbed into the new fund. Some of us get very jittery around recruitment in this Government because we have been told of the story of shareholding. Many of us are not shareholders in this Government. We have been told we cannot be given positions. What happens to the non-shareholders who applied and are working for NHIF, in the event they meet the person who has been auditing the shareholding of people during recruitment? It should be clear that the people working for the NHIF now having been recruited, knowing they are qualified, should automatically be absorbed into this Fund. The second concern: I heard the Senate Majority Leader speak about the people who are elderly and retired. Those people are not saying that the Bill does not take care of them. They are saying they need some specificity. In fact, when you are above the age of 65 years, even though you are eligible to get private insurance, the prevalence of chronic and terminal diseases is in that age group; from 65 to 100 years. Many of the private medical insurance do not like to insure this age group. If they do, the premiums are high. I know this because my parents are in that category and the premiums are extremely high. However, I confirm here that I support the establishment---"
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