The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the government will implement new reforms to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He stated that the scheme has experienced renewed confidence, financial stability, and expanded coverage under the current administration.
He made this disclosure while addressing journalists at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Presidency.
He noted that the government inherited a scheme that was grappling with delayed payment of claims, capped funding, unrealistic tariffs, and widespread co-payments.
Mr Akandoh lamented that these issues undermined service delivery and frustrated healthcare providers.
“We were voted into power to solve problems; the National Health Insurance Scheme had been capped and was bedevilled with delays in the payment of claims and unrealistic tariffs,” he said.
He stated that one of the first policy directives issued by President John Dramani Mahama was to uncap the NHIS, ensuring that funds due the scheme are released promptly.
Uncapping of the scheme, he said, had restored stability and eliminated the constant threats of service withdrawal by frustrated providers.
“Gone were the days when you would hear service providers shouting on rooftops that they were going to withdraw services because payments were not coming. Today, in some cases, my CEO has to call providers to submit their claims for payment,” he added.
Coverage, he announced, has increased from 18 million to about 20 million people in less than a year, representing approximately 60% national coverage.
He also revealed that the government will increase NHIS tariffs by an average of 120% beginning next year.
