The head of the National Health Insurance Authority has debunked claims the scheme is on the verge of collapse or has collapsed.
Mr Nathaniel Otto said the Scheme has challenges but cannot by any stretch of the imagination say the scheme has collapsed.
"A collapsed health system or health finance system is a pseudo name for saying there are challenges that have to be resolved.
If that is the intention of the criticism we agree. The NHIS has challenges but it has not collapsed," he said at a press conference Friday.
His comments come in the wake of criticism by the opposition New Patriotic Party that the scheme has collapsed.
The party has made the collapsed scheme a part of its campaign and is promising to revamp the scheme if it is elected into power.
On the contrary, Mr Otto said the scheme is rather attracting patronage from many Ghanaians and health providers.
"The NHIS continuous to attract membership, we continue to attract health care providers. We see utilisation going up but our members sometimes face challenges. We know those challenges and we are working to resolve those challenges," he admitted.
Mr Otto said he has given approval for the payment of claims which will mean the scheme will only be in arrears for a month.
He mentioned three regions, Upper East, Upper West and Northern Region which he said has challenges but said steps have been taken to resolve those challenges.
Source: myjoyonline
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Government of Ghana has defaulted on paying for the past 12 months! Uptil NOW NOW news. Efforts to reach me Sam Gabrah at Getfund Ghana has proven futile! Students have started packing their bags, are being evicted from homes, have been banned from attending classes or libraries etc at the schools all because government has misapplied the monies from the find for their ongoing campaign. People have quit their jobs to pursue masters degrees and have to return to Ghana without having achieved their dreams and are going back home jobless. Kudos to mahama, kudos to parliamentarians who could not raise this issue in parliament and act as WATCHMEN of the country, and who are unfortunately more interested in getting themselves re-elected than cater to the well being of citizens home and abroad. Kudos to all the media outlets that have been approached by students to raise this issue in the media and who turned around to tell us that this issue wasn't NEWSWORTHY! Thank you paaaaaaa (sarcasm). I'm praying with all my hear that not only will mahama lose this election but he will lose it magnanimously, ginormously, irrevocably and astoundingly in Jesus might name. All the ballots which have been pre-thumbprinted in mahamas favor, may they either become null and void OR may God change them into ballots for Nana and Paa Kwesi Nduom! AMEN AND AMEN!
SO YOU COULD HAVE PAID THESE POOR PROVIDERS LONG AGO,BUT INSTEAD WAITED FOR THEIR BUSINESSES TO RUN DOWN BEFORE DECIDING TO PAY THEM,ONE MAY ASK ARE YOU GOING TO PAY THEM WITH INTEREST,,SERIOUSLY WE SHOULD BE FAIR TO THESE PROVIDERS,,WELL I ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THAT HE MEANS WHAT HE IS SAYING,AND THAT HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH FOR ONCE
WHAT AM I READING...THAT THEY ARE GOING TO PAY THE II MONTHS ARREARS...OH WE ARE WAITING TO SEE
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