Ghana seeks to reform health insurance law for free primary care
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Authority is calling for a revision of the 2012 law to include free primary healthcare and population-based payments. Its deputy director Kwesi Djokoto also proposes strengthening the fight against fraud through digital tools and penalising illegal payments, according to MyJoyOnline.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Ghana’s national health insurance body, is calling for the 2012 law to be amended to include free primary healthcare and new population-based funding systems. Its Deputy Director-General, Kwesi Djokoto, made the request to Parliament’s Health Committee, MyJoyOnline reports.
The reform should also strengthen efforts to combat fraud in reimbursement claims, financial leakages and unauthorised fees charged to patients. The NHIA believes the current legal framework does not provide for the new payment mechanisms.
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