Illegal Fees

The Tamale Metropolitan Office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has caught five hospitals in the area for charging unsuspecting clients illegal fees also known as co-payment. The facilities are Tamale Central hospital, Tamale West hospital, SDA hospital, One Heart hospital and KABSAD Medical Center. The issue of illegal fees slapped on NHIS beneficiaries seeking medical care has persisted for years now despite efforts by the scheme managers to stop the menace. This has left many Ghanaians using the NHIS cards to access healthcare services with little or no confidence in the social intervention programme. However, this time round,…