The National Health Insurance Authority in the Volta region has denied claims by the NDC that it owes NHIS service providers claims from January 2019.
According to the Regional PRO of NHIA, Bright Kwame Nyatsikor, the claim by the NDC in the region is politically mischievous and untrue.
He said though some major facilities providing NHIS services are owed an average three to five months claims, it does not put them in a distress position as being suggested by the NDC.
“Indeed we are paying our service providers, facilities were paid in the Volta region here just last week and so when we are talking about payments, we are not joking. I am unable to tell you how much we owe the facilities now because even when the facilities submit their claims we have to verify the claims, so I can’t confirm the figures now.
But as I said earlier, we are owing about 3 to 5 months claims that we are working accidiously to pay and we would pay. It is not true that National Health Insurance Authority is owing any facility in Ghana from January 2019 to January 2020 claims.”
Mr. Nyatsikor added that, claims that might have been submitted for January 2020 by the accredited facilities are not yet matured for payment, since it takes three months for claims to be processed -thus will be mischievous for anyone to claim indebtedness.
“In any case, granted that people have even submitted their January 2020 bills, those bills are not matured for payment for anybody to demand or make an assertion for indebtedness”.
The NDC in a press statement issued by the Regional communication officer, Mr. Kafui Agbleze accused government of owing the facilities a total sum of Ghc 32,919,266.40 dating back from January 2019.
He urged government to release funds for the payment of their indebtedness in order to equip the facilities amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Faisel Abdul-Iddrisu | faiseliddrisu76@gmail.com
