The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has agreed to foot medical bills of pensioners when the proposed National Health Insurance Scheme takes off.

Senior Industrial Relations Officer of the Western Regional branch of the Public Service Workers Union (PSWU)Emmanuel P. Ofori, told a delegates(quote)conference of the Western Regional Pensioners Association at Takoradi that the government was also working around the clock to make life bearable for pensioners.

Mr Ofori noted that pensioners had rendered valuable services to the nation and therefore deserved better treatment. High cost of living has made life unbearable for pensioners who receive meagre monthly pensions.