Perfomance of District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes in Ghana

ISBN-13: 9783844397109 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str.

Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei

Opis

Ghana introduced a National Health Insurance Scheme in response to financial access challenges posed by the cash and carry system. Despite successes chalked, the scheme has been facing challenges and government is committed to reviewing the policy to address them. This study was therefore done to gather evidence on the issues to support the policy review. The study confirmed the delayed ID cards issuance and delayed re-imbursement of provider. It also confirmed low coverage of indigents, inequity in premium contributions in urban schemes and low performance of schemes in rural locations. Schemes generate 8% to 16% of their inflows internally while their administrative expenditures range between 3% and 20% of their total incomes, with the highest burden being on district schemes. Total expenditures exceeded incomes in all 6 schemes. Decentralization influenced performance of the scheme positively and negatively. The schemes offer opportunity to protect enrolees against catastrophic spending but could face sustainability problems in the absence of tax funds.

O autorze

Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei is a Deputy Director at the National Health Insurance Authority. He served as Deputy Director of Operations and Special Projects Co-ordinator. He had earlier served a Special Assistant to the former Minister of Health, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie under whose watch Ghana s national health insurance scheme was established.