The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has committed to prioritizing the revival of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) should the NDC emerge victorious in the December 7 elections.
Expressing disappointment with the current administration, Mahama accused them of neglecting the NHIS, resulting in a decline in its effectiveness.
Speaking to church leaders in Tema, Mahama underscored the NDC’s commitment to ensuring the NHIS operates efficiently to deliver quality healthcare to all Ghanaians.
He criticized the alleged lack of financial support from the current government, suggesting that this has caused subscribers to struggle in accessing healthcare services without additional charges.
“The basic problem is that the NHIS has almost collapsed. This government is not paying money into the scheme. And once the scheme doesn’t get money, they also cannot pay the facilities for the claims that they make. And so they are forced to charge the patients when the patients come.
“Or else, all they will do is give you a folder, you go and see the doctor. That is the only service you get. For everything else, you have to go outside and pay with cash to get. And so it looks like we are coming back to the cash and carry days. And so what we will do is we will strengthen the NHIS again so that it can give the services that it was designed to give.”