The Minority Caucus in has accused the government of attempting to shift responsibility after previously promising to uncap the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Fund.
According to the Minority, recent comments by Finance Minister Dr. , attributing financial shortfalls and resource mismanagement as key challenges hindering the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), are an attempt to backtrack on their commitment.
The Minority argues that the current government had previously criticised the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration for capping the NHIA Fund but is now struggling to fulfill its own promise to uncap it. "If you claim the NHIA faces a shortfall, our expectation is that the National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL), which generates about GH¢11 billion, should be accounted for transparently.
We need to know how much has been actualized before discussing any shortfall," Member of for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr.
