The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says it has started the disbursement of an additional GH¢402 million to health facilities nationwide.
The disbursement covers claims submitted and vetted for June and
July 2024, bringing the NHIA within the agreed-upon three-month reimbursement period.
A statement issued by Chief Executive, NHIA, Dr Da-Costa Aboagye, in Accra yesterday said public health facilities had received GH¢224,504,423.93, representing 55.85 per cent of the total amount.
It said private health facilities had been allocated GH¢107,061,223.40, accounting for 26.63 per cent; Quasi-public health facilities GH¢5,588,333.12 representing 1.39 per cent and mission health facilities GH¢64,846,019.90 representing 16.13 per cent.
The statement says this payment brings the total amount released by the NHIA in recent times (September) to GH¢800 million, demonstrating the institution’s commitment to supporting healthcare providers and ensuring the sustainability of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
“The NHIA’s prompt claim payment reflects its commitment to improving timely payments and ensuring the continued provision of quality healthcare services to NHIS members.
“The NHIS’s generous Benefit Package addresses over 95 per cent of disease conditions and includes more than 550 medications on the NHIS medicines list,” the statement said.
The NHIA thanked healthcare providers for their dedication and support in delivering quality healthcare services to Ghanaians and reiterated its commitment to stakeholder engagement to address concerns.
The statement recalled disbursements made this year, including the release of GH¢151 million on August 17, 2024, to cover claims from March 2024 for higher-tier healthcare providers and from April 2024 for lower-tier facilities.
This, it said was preceded by a GH¢135.6 million payment in July, which settled claims up to February 2024 for higher-tier providers and up to March 2024 for lower-tier facilities.
The statement said on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, GH¢170, 775,035.07 was disbursed to cover predominantly claims of January and February 2024 for lower-tier facilities, who form the majority of healthcare providers, and up to November 2023 for upper-tier facilities and healthcare providers.
It also mentioned the payment of GH¢180 million on Friday, March 22, 2024, the NHIA paid to various categories of healthcare providers across the country for claims submitted and vetted up to December 2023.
“On February 13, 2024, the NHIA paid GH¢130, 244,000.00 to 4,850 Mission, Public, Private, and Quasi-Public healthcare providers nationwide largely for claims submitted for the month of October 2023.
“The NHIA’s ongoing prompt payment strategy is a positive step towards strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system, maintaining strong partnerships with healthcare providers, and ensuring the delivery of quality healthcare services to all NHIS subscribers,” it said.
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