{"id":401017,"date":"2018-02-13T12:18:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T12:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=401017"},"modified":"2018-02-13T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:33:08","slug":"hispag-threatens-to-go-back-to-cash-and-carry-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/hispag-threatens-to-go-back-to-cash-and-carry-system\/","title":{"rendered":"HISPAG threatens to go back to ‘cash and carry’ system"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana [HISPAG], has threatened to return to the cash and carry system if arrears owed its members by the National Health Insurance Authority [NHIA], are not paid immediately.<\/p>\n
According to HISPAG, most of its members are owed about 20 months of claims, a situation that threatens their operations.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”5rpX74M6x4syR9pf8z8bgzwjav2MHZgz”]Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>,\u00a0Public Relations Officer of the Association, Joseph Christian Amoah, the perennial delay in payment of the claims by the NHIA, is seriously undermining quality healthcare service delivery.<\/p>\n \u201cGovernment should cash out as early as possible to salvage the situation, it can be next month, It can be next two months, it can be next three months, because providers are thinking, and they are taking a decision on a particular move and that move is cash and carry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Association is therefore calling on the government to take action to have the situation fixed as soon as possible, to prevent any future inconveniences.<\/p>\n