NHIA pays GH¢367m to 4,500 facilities

Within the last 30 days, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢367 million to more than 4,500 credentialed facilities across the country to cover claims of up to December 2022. The authority is expected to make further payments in the next few weeks to cover January to March 2023 claims to bring the […]

Aged to access NHIS without hindrance

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has revised its policies to enable Ghanaians, 70 years and above, to access health services on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) without hindrances. Although persons in that group are exempted, they still needed to register to sign onto the scheme, subscribe to the service, hold a valid NHIS […]

‘’We have exceeded our target for 2019’’ – NHIA

The National Health Insurance Authority says it has exceeded the target for indigent registration for the year 2019. Clarifying an earlier publication, the Authority said the 2019 target of Indigent Registration includes pregnant women which was excluded from the figures projected by Deputy Director of Membership and Regional Operations at NHIA, Raymond Avinu. Mr. Avinu who was […]

Just in: Slain Takoradi NPP treasurer was to start work as PRO for NHIA on Friday

It has emerged that the murdered Takoradi constituency treasurer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mark Ofori, was billed to become the new Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in the Western region. Takoradi Constituency Chairman of the ruling NPP, Prince Arthur disclosed this on Asempa FM’s Ekosi Sen show, Wednesday. […]

Ghana will soon have a Minister of state in charge of drones-Dr. Anabah mocks gov’t over  appointment of Minister of state for NHIA

Executive Secretary of the African Centre for Health Policy Research and Analysis (ACH-PRA), Dr. Thomas Anabah has condemned the appointment of a Minister of State incharge of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), saying with such appointments, the country will soon have a Minister of State in charge of Drones and distribution of essential medicines. […]

  NHIA investment in All-Time Capital: NDC exposed, started deal in 2012

By Elvis DARKO, Accra Accusations by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government did not do due diligence before investing GH₵17.5 million (GH₵17,548,370.20) with All-Time Capital Investment have turned out to be inaccurate.  This is because documents from the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) indicate that the authority’s investment with […]

Dubious NHIS claims: NHIA moves to migrate from manual processing of claims to electronic claims management

The National Health Insurance Authority says it is in the process of appointing a suitably qualified company to partner it to migrate from the current manual processing of claims, to an electronic management of claims. The Authority says it is currently in the procurement process and has called for companies with the expertise, capacity and […]