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Policy of Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-04-17
play the videoDeputy Minister of Information Pius Enam Hadzide
The government has stated that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is rapidly losing credibility following the latest statement that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is in the process of being banned. 39; collapse.
Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide said the party questioning the government that invests in the plan fund with a private financial firm, All Time Capital Limited, is hypocritical.
At a press conference on Tuesday, he told reporters that the investment had been launched by the John Mahama-led administration in 2012.
"In fact, the investment of the first $ 5 million in a 365-day fixed deposit investment took place on July 12, 2012. The NDC continued to renew its capital plus accrued interest and even made a new investment with the company. same company All Time Capital Limited.
"So that the NDC can turn around and blame the current government, the fact that" the NHIS without due diligence and indecent haste has transferred $ 17,548,377.20 in three installments to a private financial corporation – All Time Capital Limited, supposed to be an investment "is incredibly malicious unbecoming a political party seeking the people's mandate," he said.
His comments follow the government's NDC's charge of diverting $ 1 billion from the National Health Insurance Plan (NHIS) funds to projects that fall outside its mandate.
According to them, the funds are used for projects that are contrary to the fundamental objectives of the Plan when it is struggling to offset the debts of the service providers.
They claim that by 2018, the National Health Insurance Authority had spent more than $ 160 million of Plan funds to pay nursing intern allowances.
Another $ 5 million spent on corporate social responsibility this year worries CDNs who do not see the need for it.
These and many other allegations of the opposition party regarding the NHIA were completely rejected by the Deputy Minister.
According to him, allegations that the Plan is in debt are false because the Akufo-Addo scheme inherited a debt of 1.2 billion ¢ left by the NDC, which was fully paid.
"The NDC also clearly confuses a funding gap of $ 425.7 million with a $ 1.2 billion backlog of claims in December 2016, when they leave the office. For their education, the funding gap is the difference between the total debt and the money owed to the NHIS, "said Mr Hadzide.
Regarding the loss of confidence in the program, the deputy minister said that contrary to the NDC's badertion, the facts are that the NHIS enrollment rose from 18.6 million in 2016 to 20.1 million in 2018.
He added that the program records about 75,000 mobile renewals each week.
According to him, the number of accredited institutions (health care providers having signed contracts to patronize registered members of the NHIS) has increased from 4,160 at the end of December 2016 to 4,520.
"For the record, we want to announce that the number of active members of the plan by January 2019 is 10 793 456 higher than the 2019 figure cited by the NDC," he said.
The government has also refuted allegations of misuse of NHIA funds, saying that public funds are "fungible".
"The government uses its resources according to the activities planned in its budget statement and approved by Parliament. The 2018 budget clearly indicated that the source of funding for the nursing training allowance, which amounted to 311.98 million Cedis, was to come from the statutory fund of the Ministry of Health.
"The NDC can not explain how an expenditure in a budget that has been duly approved by Parliament becomes a misapplication," he said.
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