Kathmandu. Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal, who quit the office before the formation of the new cabinet, has made a serious disclosure about the health insurance program in the progress report made public after the announcement of the term.
Khanal has written that officials of the Ministry of Health have said that there are ‘all imaginable anomalies’ in the management of health insurance. Stressing on the need for reforms in the health insurance program, he wrote, “The serious problems seen in the health sector should be addressed immediately.
According to Khanal, payment obligation management of health insurance is still in a complicated situation. In the last few months, about Rs 1.7 billion has been disbursed, but more than Rs 7 billion is still in liabilities. In the current fiscal year 2082. He said that resources should be managed to pay the remaining liabilities within the budget of 83 years and at the same time, comprehensive reforms in the health insurance system and administration are necessary.
He also highlighted the challenges related to the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences in the report and expressed serious concern over the condition of the academy. He said that although contracts were required at a cost higher than the allocated budget in the current fiscal year, the contracting process could not move ahead due to lack of multi-year resource consensus.
The 400-bed hospital building under construction under the BPKIHS has been in limbo due to lack of adequate financial resources. The government has allocated Rs 88 crore for the construction of the building.
