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Review Free Healthcare Policy Under NHIS To Cover People Above 60 Years — Lecturer
02 Oct

Review Free Healthcare Policy Under NHIS To Cover People Above 60 Years — Lecturer

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Policymakers have been called upon to review the free healthcare policy for persons aged 70 and above under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to 60 years and above to enable more older adults to benefit from the scheme before they die. A lecturer at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Dr Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, who made the call, explained that since the retirement age in Ghana was 60 years and life expectancy of Ghanaians was 64 years, it was incumbent on the state to consider doing things that would favour people aged 60 and above. She…
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Ketu North Adjudged The Best-Performing NHIS District
21 Jun

Ketu North Adjudged The Best-Performing NHIS District

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The Ketu North Municipal Secretariat of the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Volta Region has been adjudged the best-performing district across the country. The secretariat came top among the 172 districts nationwide after rolling out an exceptional work plan which led to the National Health Insurance Scheme increasing membership, and enhancing service delivery. The Municipal Director, Pope Yao Yevoo has been sponsored to read a certificate course in Health Policy Analysis at the Graduate School of the University of Ghana Business School, as a prize package for leading his team to attain this feat. Speaking to Joy News, he…
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NHIA Warns Against Illegal Charges, Vows Strict Sanctions
09 May

NHIA Warns Against Illegal Charges, Vows Strict Sanctions

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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has issued a stern warning to service providers, urging them to cease the illegal practice of charging NHIA clients at health facilities. Dr. Dacosta Aboagye, the Chief Executive Officer of NHIA, emphasized the need to end the co-payment system or any unauthorized charges that may tarnish the scheme's reputation. He highlighted the NHIA's significant improvements in claims payment, with an average of GH¢180 million disbursed monthly as claims reimbursements. Dr. Aboagye issued the warning during the inauguration of the Manya Krobo NHIA office at Nuaso, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region. He…
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NHIS Policy For Foreigners Launched
20 Feb

NHIS Policy For Foreigners Launched

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The Ministry of Health has launched a national health insurance policy to cover foreigners who visit the country for a short period. The ministry developed the policy dubbed “National Non-resident Visitors Health Insurance”, in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and other partners who will jointly oversee its implementation. The policy pertains specifically to non-residents visiting the country for a period less than six months in any period of 12 months. Launching the policy in Accra last Thursday, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, said the introduction of the policy was in tandem with the operationalisation of the…
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NHIS Chases Health Facilities Over Illegal Charges
26 Jan

NHIS Chases Health Facilities Over Illegal Charges

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The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has threatened to suspend some accredited health facilities charging illegal fees. The NHIS in a statement said they have received several complaints from card holders about the illegal charges for services which is supposed to be free. This practice, the NHIS said violates Section 35 (1) of Act 852 and point 16.0 on “forbidden conduct” as detailed in the Master Provider Service Agreement signed with the authority. The statement warned the accredited health facilities engaged in illegal charges risk being suspended if the illegal conduct persist. They also reiterated their commitment to monitoring and…
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NHIS To Cover Mental Healthcare – Akufo-Addo
14 Dec

NHIS To Cover Mental Healthcare – Akufo-Addo

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Treatment for mental health will now be added to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) from 2024 President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated. The move, in addition to the construction of Agenda 111 health facilities and other measures, are part of the government’s commitment to improving access to professional, accessible and affordable quality health services for the Ghanaian. President Akufo-Addo disclosed this last Tuesday in a keynote address at the maiden awards night and commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the annual general and scientific meeting of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra. The college is a…
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NHIS Should Cover Dialysis Cost – Oppong Nkrumah
03 Oct

NHIS Should Cover Dialysis Cost – Oppong Nkrumah

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Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has raised concerns about the high cost of kidney dialysis in the country. Speaking in an interview on Adom TV’sBadwam show, he stated that, there was a need for the government to cover part of the treatment. The Information Minister suggested that, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) should absorb some of the cost of dialysis incurred by kidney patients. “Government is waiting on the management of Korle Bu to complete its internal work and come forward with what its position is. The conversation has been going on, and I personally suggested that whatever the…
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NHIS pays over GH¢471m to health facilities in 42 days
10 Jul

NHIS pays over GH¢471m to health facilities in 42 days

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In a space of 42 days – May 24 to July 7, 2023 – the National Health Insurance Scheme has paid its credentialed healthcare providers over GH¢471million to cover claims submitted for periods up to January 2023. For the first time in several years, the NHIS is back into the accepted 90-day arrears window; which means that health providers are only owed two months of claims for February and March 2023. Mandate Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is one of the major social intervention policies bequeathed to the nation by the Act of Parliament 650 (Act 650, 2003) as…
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Bryan Buabeng On 100 Reasons Why Ghanaians Should Reject Mahama Again
10 Sep

Bryan Buabeng On 100 Reasons Why Ghanaians Should Reject Mahama Again

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Fellow Ghanaians, we present to you a 100 out of the many reasons why it is prudent to renew the Akufo-Addo led NPP governments mandate to continue the good work, protect what we have achieved and transform our beloved country for the citizenry. They are a 100 reasons for you to find it suicidal to hand over this serious nation again to a candidate who is seeking to build his personal stomach infrastructure and run this forward looking nation aground with incompetence. We cannot trust our future with a man who needs our mandate to correct his mistakes after telling…
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NHIS Pays GH¢915 Million Claims
07 Sep

NHIS Pays GH¢915 Million Claims

Jackson Odom KpakpoNews
NHIS Pays GH¢915 Million Claims The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a total of 4,292 service providers comprising 2,993 public health facilities, 1,038 private health facilities, 228 mission health facilities and 33 quasi-government health facilities have been paid.This was in a statement by the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the Authority and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.It said the public health facilities received GH¢491,386,957.09 representing 57.3 per cent, while the private service providers were paid GH¢254,873,282.36, 28.7 per cent.The statement…
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