The Dormaa Central Municipal Manager of the National Health Insurance Authority, Felix Oppong Yeboah , says co-payment and illegal charges remain the biggest threats to the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Speaking to the media, Mr. Yeboah, also known as Bush, revealed that some health facilities continue to sell drugs to NHIS clients while also billing the scheme for payment. He stressed that such extortions erode the benefits of the scheme.
According to him, the Authority has rolled out strong measures to curb co-payment and illegal charges, and the situation has improved compared to previous years.
Mr. Yeboah said the NHIA has launched Operation Health Insurance for All in Dormaa Central, targeting the registration of every resident. He disclosed that the municipal office has already registered close to 100,000 people out of its 126,000 target and expressed confidence that they will exceed the target by year-end.
He commended his staff for their hard work and said they are visiting every community to register residents onto the scheme.
Mr. Yeboah announced that the NHIA plans to review tariffs and raise the prices of medications covered by the scheme by not less than 100 percent to ease the financial strain on both healthcare providers and NHIS clients.
He urged cardholders to report any illegal charges or poor treatment through the Authority’s customer care line to help eliminate co-payment and other unlawful practices in health facilities.
