The Minister designate of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has doubts about the sustainability of the National Health Insurance Plan if premiums are not increased.
Answering “yes and no” to the plan’s sustainability during his background investigation, Mr. Agyeman-Manu expressed his confidence in the plan in the short term, although the plan is currently two months behind with service providers.
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“If that happens, we will always have resources to cover our reimbursable facility expenses.”
But he added that, with the deficiencies of the Ministry of Finance, “we are likely to return to the same old problem of accumulating arrears that will hamper the efficient performance of the health insurance scheme.”
As a solution to cash problems, Mr. Agyeman-Manu suggested an increase in taxes and premiums paid.
The NHIS is funded by the National Health Insurance Tax (NHIL), which is a 2.5 percent tax on goods and services collected under the Value Added Tax (VAT), 2.5 percentage points from Social Security and Trust contributions. of National Insurance (SSNIT) per month, return on investments of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and premiums paid by subscribers in the informal sector.
Mr. Agyeman-Manu also noted that GHS 400 million in bonds has also been allocated to the program.
Source:www.Ghgossip.com
