Pay NHIS Levy Directly To NHIA, Not Consolidated Fund – Nana Ohene Ntow To Finance Ministry

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Finance Ministry to re-channel the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) fund from the consolidated fund.

Nana Ohene Ntow asked the government to review the National Health Insurance Law (NHIL) to ensure the monies for the treatment of patients, particularly dialysis patients, go directly to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).

The member of Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change called for a major change in managing the insurance fund in order to directly benefit patients.

To him, the government’s decision to pay the insurance fund into the Consolidated Fund is a wrong move and should be reverted saying “they should reverse that decision for the health insurance levy to go to the health insurance straight, not the consolidated fund”.

Nana Ohene Ntow’s submissions on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” show is in relation to the NHIA acting Director, Dr. Aboagye Da-Costa’s announcement that dialysis patients will from 1st June, 2024 receive free support from the insurance authority.

There has been a surge in kidney cases and it is said about one thousand three hundred (1300) Ghanaians are put on dialysis treatment with close to 12 renal sessions in a month with each session costing about GH₵400.

Persons suffering from kidney diseases, aged below 18 and those above 60 years, will receive all dialysis sessions per month for free under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) effective June 1.

Source: Ghmessenger.com