The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana (PHFAoG) has instructed all its members to charge National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cardholders for services related to unpaid claims.

In a citinewsroom.com report, the association said that this is a result of prolonged delays in reimbursements, with some private facilities reportedly owed up to eight months.

In an interview, the Deputy General Secretary of PHFAoG, Aaron Nyamekye, stated that the outstanding arrears have placed significant financial strain on private health providers, affecting their ability to operate effectively.

“Even though government, through the NHIA, has released a statement comforting the service providers that indeed they are going to pay for the services and they have started the process. We have no qualms about that. But in the end, what we want to see is evidence that the payments are in the accounts of the service providers," he indicated.

Aaron also disclosed that the reimbursement must take immediate effect, otherwise, they will continue to charge all NHIS cardholders for services rendered to them, the report added.

“If not, we are going to stand by our action, and we are even going to intensify it in the coming days. What we are going to announce to the general public is our crusade on everybody must take money from clients who visit their facilities because there is absolutely no money to run healthcare. That is the current situation,” he stressed.

In a press release dated March 25, 2025, on X, the Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA, Dr Victor Bampoe, stated that the authority will ensure swift reimbursement of vetted claims on a regular basis.

This move is in line with President John Dramani Mahama’s campaign promise to strengthen the National Health Insurance Scheme.

The release stated that it will ensure transparency and accountability to publish details of all paid claims on its website and increase monitoring of healthcare facilities nationwide.

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