Timely & holistic healthcare is out of reach for the average Jamaican

 

Heart disease, stroke, cancer, and complications of diabetes mellitus are the most common causes of premature death in Jamaica. Lack of health insurance, and access are major challenges to identifying and preventing these diseases. Jamaica’s "free" public health system is backlogged and underfunded and cannot fill the gaps.

Too Many Jamaicans Lack Access to Preventative Healthcare

Vision 2030 calls for Jamaica to be the best place to live, work, raise families, and do business. To achieve this vision, Jamaicans must have access to good health care. 

The Barriffe Insurance Group, LLC (BIG)  launched a first-of-its-kind health subscription program that partners expatriates with Jamaican citizens to improve access to private, preventative health care.

Now Is the time

We at The BIG are determined to create an enduring paradigm for improving health agency, access, and outcomes in rural Jamaica.  

Our motivations are fueled by sobering statistics:

  • 80% of Jamaicans lack any form of health insurance, with most coverage concentrated among public sector workers
  • 79% of deaths in Jamaica are due to diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, which are preventable through lifestyle changes and early healthcare interventions
  • Jamaica's public health services are overwhelmed; increased patient loads, insufficient medical staff, and resource shortages, lead to long wait times and delays in care
  • Rural residents face a higher prevalence of chronic diseases and lower access to care due to weak infrastructure and long travel distances to health facilities
  • Rural residents have more little access to health insurance compared to urban citizens

Create a healthier future for every Jamaican

There has never been a health subscription company of this kind focused on improving health through an expat-matched model. The Expatriate Alliance for Total Care (EAT) model  focuses on empowering Jamaican families left behind. Through EAT we can meet the challenge to solve health inequity and access in Jamaica.

Closing the health distance

To provide Jamaicans with an affordable healthcare option, BIG will be launched several health subscription plans to support families and students:

BIG Individual Plan

BIG Individual Plan

The BIG Individual Plan provides expatriates an opportunity to subsidize acute and routine preventative health visits for their family members.
BIG School Plan

BIG School Plan

The BIG School Plan provides all students, teachers, and facility workers at Oracabessa Primary School with the opportunity to have subsidized health subscription for routine preventative and minor acute health visits during the school year.

BIG is building a diaspora-led healthcare model that supports all Jamaicans, at home and abroad

READY TO LEARN MORE?

For more information, please call (614)-407-5134 or email us at
info@barriffeinsurancegroup.com.

The BIG EAT Team

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Shane S. Scott, PhD, MS

Founder & CEO

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Tonya Chalmers

Director of Operations

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Ariel Walters

Director of Marketing & Design