The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has allocated GH¢180 million to diverse healthcare providers nationwide.
Primarily, this sum settles claims forwarded by providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), audited up to December of the preceding year.
The NHIA asserts that with this current disbursement, it remains on schedule and not in arrears, adhering to the stipulated 90-day timeframe for settling audited claims.
Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, NHIA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), disclosed this development in a recent statement.
Elaborating on the disbursement breakdown, the NHIA revealed that it covered GH¢10.57 million in claims from January to July of the prior year, submitted on March 19, 2024.
Out of this amount, GH¢9 million cleared claims for August of the same year, also submitted on March 19, 2024.
Additional disbursements for the same year, all submitted on March 19, 2024, encompassed GH¢35.07 million for September, GH¢103.46 million for October, GH¢12.56 million for November, and GH¢7.05 million for December.
Moreover, the NHIA settled arrears from 2020, 2021, and 2022, totaling GH¢2.25 million.
This financial allocation aligns with NHIA’s mandate as the payer of healthcare services within the NHIS Benefit Package, covering over 95% of disease conditions prevalent among residents. This package is supported by an extensive medicines list, offering over 550 formulations to address all included diseases.
To enhance service delivery and combat illegal charges, the NHIA, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service and other stakeholders, is revising NHIS medicines tariffs. Simultaneously, efforts are underway to boost public awareness, promote NHIS members’ rights, and engage communities extensively to deepen understanding and ownership of the NHIS.
NHIS members are urged to report any illegal charges or extortions to local NHIS District Offices, the Call Centre on 6447 (MTN & Vodafone), or official NHIS social media handles (NHIS Ghana) for resolution.
Furthermore, the NHIA encourages the public to download the MyNHIS App from Google Play or App Store for registration or renewal using a Ghana Card. Alternatively, membership renewal is possible by dialing *929# and following the prompts.