Health News for Sunday, June 30, 2024Health News for Sunday, June 30, 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Date: 06-30-2024 NHIA Disburses Funds for Free Dialysis Coverage The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the disbursement of GH₵587,236.00 for free dialysis coverage for vulnerable patients for the month of June. Vulnerable Patient Categories Patients aged 18 years and below, as well as those aged 60 years and above, will receive eight free dialysis sessions per month under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Persons aged 19 to 59 who seek treatment at certain hospitals receive two free sessions per month. Hospital Management of Funds Hospitals will manage the allocated funds and reimburse patients who self-paid for dialysis in June at the approved rates. Providers The six hospitals covered by the initiative are: * Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) * Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) * Efia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH) * Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) * Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) * Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Commitment to Patients The NHIA emphasized its commitment to ensuring prompt payment for this coverage and supporting vulnerable patients in need of dialysis treatment.
Health News for Sunday, June 30, 2024
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
06-30-2024
CEO of NHIA, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the disbursement of its free dialysis cover for certain vulnerable patient categories for the month of June.
The Authority confirmed that a total of GH₵587,236.00 has been allocated for this coverage.
In a press statement issued on Sunday, June 30, and signed by the CEO, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, the NHIA assured that they would ensure prompt payment for this coverage, reinforcing their commitment to supporting vulnerable patients in need of dialysis treatment.
“In line with this new initiative, the six providers namely Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Efia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH), Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH), Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) – all submitted their respective lists of chronic dialysis patients treated in June. They subsequently received a total sum of GH₵587,236.00 (Five Hundred and Eighty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-Six Cedis), marking the first month of implementation of the government’s critical support to these patients,” the excerpt from the press release read.
The NHIA also noted that hospitals would manage the allocated funds and ensure that patients who self-paid for dialysis in June would be fully reimbursed at the approved rates for different patient categories.
The statement specified that patients aged 18 years and below, as well as patients aged 60 years and above, will receive eight free dialysis sessions per month from June to December 2024 under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
In addition, persons aged 19 to 59 who seek treatment at KATH, CCTH, ENRH, HTH and TTH (with the exception of KBTH) receive two free dialysis sessions per month.
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