[ 2014-10-31 ]

NHIS grinds to a halt in Northern Region
Beneficiaries of the National Health Insurance
Scheme (NHIS) in Tamale in the Northern Region are
now required to make instant payment before their
health needs are met.

This is because licensed chemical sellers and
other health service providers in the metropolis
have finally stopped serving National Health
Insurance clients.

Apart from PK Gombila licensed chemical shop at
Moshie Zongo in Tamale Township, the angry
licensed chemical sellers have reverted to the
cash and carry system.

Service providers in private health facilities
have withdrawn their services to NHIS clients.

Some of them explained to Citi News that the
National Health Insurance Authority owed them
millions of Cedis.

Authorities of the Nalerigu Baptist Mission
Hospital in Nalerigu in the East Mamprusi District
recently served notice of rejecting NHIS card
holders.

They also accused the NHIA of failing to reimburse
them for services delivered NHIS beneficiaries.

It is against this worrying development that the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Peoples National
Convention (PNC) have jointly issued a statement
condemning what they described as poor
operationalization of the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

NPP Northern Regional Secretary, Sule Salifu and
the PNC regional Communications Director, Seidu
Abdulai Napodoo added their voice to calls on
government to save the NHIS from total collapse.

“We call on the government to wake up from its
slumber and ensure that the NHIS does not collapse
because of inefficiency and corruption: we also
call on the NHIS management to as a matter of
urgency pay all monies due service providers to
enable them restock and resume providing services
to those on the scheme.”

The statement added, “The fact that most service
providers have withdrawn their services is a
serious matter as hundreds if not thousands of
people can no longer benefit from the scheme: they
are suffering in silence and we call on all well
meaning Ghanaians to speak up against the NHIS
management maladministration.”

Source - Daily Guide

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