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By
Julius K. Satsi, RNG
Accra, July 17, GNA –
The Ghana Health Insurance Providers Association (HISPAG)
the viability of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) remains fragile
view of the high level of debt.
Speaking to a media
Monday's Conference, Mr. Frank Richard Torblu, Executive Director of
HISPAG, said that it was urgent to dissociate the system from the policy and
enable technocrats to find innovative ways to effectively manage and support
the diet.
He said that it was
necessary to earn the trust of well-meaning Ghanaians in the regime.
million. Torblu said that
the politicization of the Plan over the years has created a difficult management
environment for technocrats to pursue a prudent and effective economic policy.
management practices to ensure effective governance and sustainability.
"I encourage all
The Ghanaians guard him jealously and guide him [the NHIS] to ensure his
sustainability since posterity would not forgive any group of people or
individual whose action or inaction is directed toward his [NHIS’]
destruction, "he declared
.
Scheme, the executive director of HISPAG said that current sources could not
support existing claims submitted by suppliers to the NHIS.
Current sources
were the national health insurance contribution, 2.5 percent of the national social security
Contribution of the Insurance Fund (SSNIT), premium, donor funding and
investment.
He noted that
on average, a person pays a premium of GH ¢ 30.00, the
average claims of GH ¢ 75.00.
This, he said, has
created a funding gap of at least GH ¢ 450million represented by GH ¢ 45.00
by use and average usage of 10 million insured customers
NHIS.
million. Torblu said that if
strict measures have not been taken to introduce other sources of funding,
the indebtedness of the NHIS to suppliers, which he said that it was 715 million GH ¢,
swallow the Scheme leading to its collapse no later than the end of next year.
"We therefore suggest
in the Cabinet and the government of Nana Akufo-Addo to consider the call
set aside one percent of oil revenues to support operations
of the NHIS, "he said.
He also called
the president to confirm the plan management's proposal to save
from the total collapse.
He said that the NHIS was
about to collapse because the suppliers were making losses in the measure
that some could no longer buy essential drugs, pay for public services in a timely manner, and
other administrative costs.
million. Torblu said
was necessary to join the review period of the scheme because it had not
this was the case, thus making the prices to which services were provided obsolete.
former Presidents of the Republic to add their voices to the setting aside of one
Percentage of Oil Revenues as Additional Sources of Funding for the Plan
and also the total elimination of political coloring and the tilt of the
Diet.
GNA
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