National Health Insurance Authority

AUTHORITY’S MANDATE

The National Health Insurance Authority (Authority) was established under the National Health Insurance Act 2003, Act 650, as a body corporate, with perpetual succession, an Official Seal, that may sue and be sued in its own name. As a body corporate, the Authority in the performance of its functions may acquire and hold movable and immovable property and may enter into a contract or any other transaction.

OBJECTS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY

The object of the Authority is to secure the implementation of a national health insurance policy that ensures access to basic healthcare services to all residents. 
For the purposes of achieving its object, the Authority may

• Register, license and regulate health insurance schemes;
• Supervise the operations of health insurance schemes;
• Grant accreditation to healthcare providers and monitor their performance;
• Ensure that healthcare services rendered to beneficiaries of schemes by accredited healthcare providers are of good quality;
• Determine in consultation with licensed district mutual health insurance schemes, contributions that should be made by their members;
• Approve health identity cards for members of schemes;
• Make proposals to the Minister for the formulation of policies on health insurance;
• Undertake on its own or in collaboration with other relevant bodies a sustained public education on health insurance;
• Devise a mechanism for ensuring that the basic healthcare needs of indigents are adequately provided for;
• Maintain a register of licensed health insurance schemes and accredited healthcare providers;
• Manage the National Health Insurance Fund;
• Monitor compliance with this Act and the Regulations and pursue action to secure compliance;
• Perform any other function conferred on it under this Act or that are ancillary to the object of the Council.

VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS

Vision
“To be the implementer of an equitable and sustainable health insurance system that becomes a model in poverty reduction”.

Mission
“To secure the implementation of a national policy that ensures access to basic healthcare to all residents in Ghana”.

THE COUNCIL

The Council is the governing body (Board) of the National Health Insurance Authority. The Council is currently made up of fifteen members, including the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. Membership to the Council is drawn from various bodies as set out in Section 3 of the National Health Insurance Act 2003, Act 650.

Membership of the Council is as follows:

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Management comprises: