National Health Insurance Authority

NHIS To Receive $27.7 Million From The World Bank Group
28 Aug

NHIS To Receive $27.7 Million From The World Bank Group

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The World Bank Group is offering $27.7 million to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), to increase the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) annual active membership. The support is to facilitate claims processing and payments for primary healthcare providers comprising CHPS, Health Centers and Maternity Homes under the Primary Health Care Improvement Program for Results (PforR). The monumental program is financed through a World Bank facility with co-financing grants from the Global Financing Facility (GFF), Canada, the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Operation (FCDO), and the Gavi Alliance. The program will be implemented for four years, spanning from 2022 to…
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NHIS Medicines And Service Tariffs Upwardly Adjusted
01 Feb

NHIS Medicines And Service Tariffs Upwardly Adjusted

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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has upwardly adjusted tariffs for medicines and services covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the last seven months. The latest increment effective, February 1, 2023, was agreed in consultation with the Ministry of Health,  the NHIA Governing Board, Executive Management, and other critical stakeholders in the health sector. This development justifies the NHIA’s crusade against illegal fees (Copayments) charged by some credentialed healthcare service providers for services covered by the  NHIS. A statement issued by the Corporate Affairs Directorate expressed that framework medicines have been increased by 50% plus an additional…
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