The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Thursday said 59 legal and 108 implementation and operational issues have been identified in the operations of the Scheme.
In a presentation to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health in Accra on the theme, “Change We Must and Yes We Can”, a consultant, Dr Raymond Atuguba, said the research was conducted among stakeholders across the country.
He explained that the Act setting up the Scheme empowers districts to set up their own schemes, which makes them autonomous and thereby making directives from the NHIA clash with those from the boards of the district schemes.
He said some operational issues that have come up are the issuance of identity cards, and noted that though the card could be issued within three months, the Act and Legislative Instruments mandates the NHIA to do so within six months.
The meeting with the Parliamentarians was therefore to solicit their assistance and input into the draft document that seeks to review and amend the law that set up the scheme.
The Executive Secretary of the NHIA, Mr Sylvester Mensah, said the revision of the law is a topical issue due to the increasing demand for quality health care and government want to ensure that the current provisions under the law are improved for the better.
“There have been achievements and challenges,” he said, and admitted also that the one-time payment has implications for strategy and structure. The revision of the law is to take account of all complications that would emerge,” he added.
Source: GNA
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
GPL 2024/25: Gold Stars beat Vision FC to retain top spot
19 mins -
Ebo Whyte returns with ‘The 4Play’
42 mins -
2024/25 Ghana League: Heart of Lions sink Legon Cities to go third
1 hour -
Bright Simons: DBG, Ghana’s top development bank, goes for the jugular
2 hours -
Governance and Entrepreneurship consultant demands global support for Africa’s young farmers
2 hours -
Ghanaians reminded to prioritise regular health check-ups
2 hours -
Salah brace sends Liverpool 8 points clear
2 hours -
Leicester City sack manager Steve Cooper
2 hours -
Akwasi Sarpong wins AIBs 2024 Award for BBC OS coverage of Israeli hostage release
2 hours -
Gospel musician Adeline Baidoo shares inspiring story of triumph over adversity
2 hours -
Kwesi Yankah: Escape from Ghana
3 hours -
Musician DeThompson DDT drops new single Happiness
3 hours -
Ukraine’s Grain Initiative raises over $200m, provides lifeline amid global food crisis
4 hours -
Dancehall queen Spice donates to students of 3 basic schools in Accra through MYO Global Foundation
4 hours -
Kamal-Deen Abdulai urges Nanton to help NPP break the 8
4 hours