Gov’t to waive NHIS one-month waiting period for aged – Okoe-Boye

Government is considering waiving the one-month waiting period to instantly activate the membership of persons above 70 years on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

This means that effective July 2022, residents of Ghana within that age bracket will have instant activation of their NHIS membership as soon as they register.

After which, they can use their NHIS cards immediately to access healthcare at any National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) credentialed health facility.

He said the government was committed to achieving the goal of Universal Health Care (UHC) leveraging digitization as the driving force.

All registered NHIS members are encouraged to link their cards with the Ghana Card by dialing *929#.