Finance Ministry Told To Pay NHIS Levy Directly To NHIA, Not Consolidated Fund.
Nana Ohene Ntow, a prominent figure in the Movement for Change, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Finance Ministry to redirect the consolidated fund’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) funding.
In order to guarantee that the funds for patient treatment—especially dialysis patients—go straight to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Nana Ohene Ntow asked the government to examine the National Health Insurance Law (NHIL).
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In order to directly help patients, the members of Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change demanded a significant overhaul of the insurance fund’s management.
“They should reverse that decision for the health insurance levy to go to the health insurance straight, not the consolidated fund,” he said, arguing that the government made a mistake in paying the insurance fund into the Consolidated Fund.
In response to NHIA interim director Dr. Aboagye Da-Costa’s statement that dialysis patients would begin receiving free support from the insurance authority on June 1, 2024, Nana Ohene Ntow made submissions on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” program.
An estimated 1,300 Ghanaians are reportedly receiving dialysis therapy, requiring around 12 sessions per month due to an increase in kidney illnesses.
Effective June 1, all dialysis sessions will be provided for free to those with renal illnesses who are under the age of 18 and over the age of 60 as part of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
