Credible information reaching peacefmonline.com says the government has released 30 million Ghana Cedis for the Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG).
The amount is expected to defray the debt owed by the government.
HISPAG threatened to go cash and carry if the government refused to settle their debt to enable them to run their various facilities.
According to them, the various debts were crippling their hospitals and almost collapsing them.
Though they have mutually agreed to provide services whilst they continue negotiations with the government, they still expect that the government will settle their debt arrears in full.
However, the finance minister is expected to release an amount of 30 Million Ghana cedis to settle the service providers to enable them to be able to serve their clients.
Background
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has asked the government to promptly pay National Health Insurance claims to health facilities across the country.
The GMA says the failure of the government to pay the arrears can lead to a return of the ‘cash and carry’ system.
Last week, the Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG) threatened to withdraw some services from March 2020 if arrears owed its members are not paid.
HISPAG advised the public and NHIS cardholders to carry cash alongside their cards to meet the cost of any service that they may not be able to provide immediately when visiting health facilities.
The GMA in a statement signed by its President, Dr. Frank Ankobea, said: “The Ghana Medical Association has noted with great concern the failure of the NHIA to pay health facilities (Public and Private Hospitals) for services rendered from or about March 2019 to date, resulting in some providers threatening to withdraw services to national health insurance cardholders.”
“GMA calls on government and the NHIA to as matter of urgency pay all monies owed these facilities with immediate effect to ensure that they are not forced to initiate cash and carry as a mode of payment in their quest to ensure continuous service delivery as well as forestall their collapse and also for health insurance policyholders get all the health services and benefits of the policy,” the statement added.
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