{"id":182448,"date":"2024-05-15T06:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/15\/parliament-never-approved-new-fees-for-dialysis\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T06:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T06:36:55","slug":"parliament-never-approved-new-fees-for-dialysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/15\/parliament-never-approved-new-fees-for-dialysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament never approved new fees for dialysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Member of Parliament of Joaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has refuted claims that the parliament sanctioned the new fees for dialysis treatment instituted by the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is after the hospital began charging new fees for the cost of dialysis. The cost of this treatment was GH\u00a2380 but has been increased to GH\u00a2491.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The hike, according to the Renal Patients Association of Ghana, will further exacerbate the financial strain on patients already struggling to manage previous bills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking to Umaru Sanda on Eyewitness News on May 14, Mr Akandoh who doubles as the Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament clarified that the House did not approve the new fees being charged by the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe never agreed at the committee level that the cost of dialysis must be increased. What <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">happened was that the Ministry of Finance must waive all taxes on the [regent] of dialysis. So, it came to me as a shock when all the media houses were calling to tell me that fees had been increased. I don\u2019t get it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThen, when you talk about that they make it sound as though parliament that has done some proposal and has gone ahead to approve it,\u201d he stated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament of Joaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has refuted claims that the parliament sanctioned the new fees for dialysis treatment instituted by the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). 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