{"id":971268,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/971268/?format=json","text_counter":13,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Dr.) Mbito","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13225,"legal_name":"Michael Maling'a Mbito","slug":"michael-malinga-mbito"},"content":"The petitioners had faced difficulties in acquiring health insurance as individuals since most insurance companies do not cover chronic illnesses such as auto-immune diseases. Auto-immune diseases are high maintenance and involve buying regular physiotherapy, diet and medication. Auto-immune diseases result in regular sick-offs leading to poor performance at the work place which limits growth professionally."}