THE Volta Regional Manager of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr Elliot Nestor Akototse, has cautioned officials of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) who collaborate with staff of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to engage in fraudulent deals to desist from that act.
Mr Akototse called for a plan between the two organisations to flush out cheating officials to save the image of the organisations and ensure the sustenance of the scheme.
The regional manager gave the caution in Ho last Tuesday during a regional review meeting of stakeholders, including district co-ordinating directors and insurance officials, to find out the challenges facing the scheme and map out effective strategies to tackle them for sustainability of the NHIS.
Mr Akototse said the two organisations were symbiotic in relationship in the service of the common client and noted that the service of the GHS had improved tremendously since the NHIS came into operation but conceded that there were lapses in the operations.
He announced that this year, the NHIA had released GH¢7,590,000 to Members of Parliament (MPs) through the GHS District Director’s Fund for health-related projects in the region.
Mr Akototse said the late submission of claims by service providers was the bane of the operations of the NHIS, noting that late submissions delayed payment.
The Volta Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Timothy Letsa, expressed satisfaction at the turn up of the officials which he hoped would assist remove the malfeasance which had engulfed the scheme over the years.
He said as of the end of last year, 80 per cent of internally generated funds had come from insured clients and that the NHIS had been of immense assistance to the operations of the GHS.
He called on the participants to take the workshop seriously, since it would be beneficial to all.
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