To ensure that every Nigerian has access to good health care services
To protect families from the financial hardship of huge medical bills
To limit the rise in the cost of health care services
To ensure equitable distribution of health care costs among different income groups
To maintain high standards of health care delivery services within the Scheme
To ensure efficiency in health care services
To improve and harness private sector participation in the provision of health care services
To ensure equitable distribution of health facilities within the Federation
To ensure appropriate patronage of all levels of health care
To ensure the availability of funds to the health sector for improved services