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Ghana. Technical Note. Financial analysis of the extension of health insurance coverage to all children 0-18 years of age 2007-2016

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ILO, Social Security Department
International Labour Office
2008
978-92-2-120399-5
ix, 17 p.
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Summary (English)

The present technical report shows that an extension of free coverage to all children under the age of six decoupled from the registration of the parents, under the assumptions adopted for the study, is financially feasible and builds on the existing commitment of the Government of Ghana, to extend health insurance coverage to all its population. The extension of the coverage to all children under the age of 18 while financially feasible in the short-term due to the high level of reserves currently available in the National Health Insurance System (NHIS), will bring the NHIS to a deficit around 2015. Therefore, it is recommended that the extension of coverage proceed in stages beginning with the universal coverage of children under the age of 6 in the immediate and then following a review of the financial system of the NHIS an extension to other age groups of children.

Technical Cooperation Report (ILO) 3212 Ghana
22.07.2010