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private health facilities have withdrawn their services to NHIS clients.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 car 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.
Source:Citifmonline.com
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