The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has recently disbursed an additional sum of Ghs186 million cedis on July 31, 2023, effectively reducing the outstanding claims payments backlog to just one month.
Before this recent payment, the NHIA had already settled GHs 471 Million Cedis, addressing claims submitted up to January 2023. As part of its commitment to meeting its financial responsibilities, the Authority now adopts a monthly payment approach, ensuring timely remittance to service providers whose claims have undergone thorough vetting and received approval.
The prompt and regular payments made by the NHIA to healthcare providers have significantly bolstered their confidence and trust in the Authority.
Moreover, the NHIA has set a strong commitment to achieving a complete transition to 100 percent electronic claims management by the end of the year 2023. This strategic move aims to eliminate wastage and promote the judicious utilization of available resources, ultimately leading to the delivery of top-notch healthcare services to NHIS members and reaffirming the government’s trust in the NHIA’s sound fiscal discipline.
As a result of the rapid Claims payments, the Authority launched a platform known as the ‘Sunshine policy’ to deepen accountability, transparency, and social auditing.
Since its launch in March 2023, suppliers of drugs to healthcare facilities and other stakeholders are able to log onto the NHIS website with privileged access to view payments made to deserving facilities.
This highest level of transparency has won the admiration of healthcare managers as a critical innovation.
Access to view monthly payments under the Sunshine Policy on the NHIS website has been given to all stakeholders with the latest being all Regional Ministers through Hon. Justina Owusu Banahene, Bono Regional Minister.
The Chief Executive, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has confirmed that key traditional rulers will also be given access to view claims paid so as to deepen their ownership, involvement and advocacy for the Scheme.