The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has launched its Free Dialysis Coverage program for eligible patients, fulfilling its commitment to enhance access to and affordability of dialysis in Ghana.
According to a statement signed and released by NHIA CEO Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, six significant healthcare providers submitted their lists of chronic dialysis patients treated in June as part of the program.
The announcement stated that, as of the first month of the program’s execution, the NHIA had paid these providers a total of GHS 587,236.
Allocation of funds
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH), Efia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH), and Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) will each receive GHS 96,236.00, GHS 77,578.00, and GHS 92,308.00 in funding, according to the distribution of funds.
The entire amount of funds distributed is GHS 587,236.00.
It includes GHS 57,938.00 granted to Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) and GHS 179,706.00 given to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).
The statement explains that these institutions are in charge of overseeing the money and making sure that patients who paid cash in June receive their full reimbursement in accordance with the amounts that have been approved for each patient category.
Compensation
The announcement also outlined the program’s specific support for various patient categories, valid from June to December 2024.
Under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), individuals aged 60 and older, as well as those under 18, will receive eight free dialysis sessions per month.
Patients undergoing treatment at KATH, CCTH, ENRH, HTH, and TTH will be eligible for two complimentary dialysis sessions each month if they are between the ages of 19 and 59.
The NHIA will pay half of the monthly cost of the two dialysis treatments that patients undergoing treatment at KBTH would get as a subsidy.
The statement emphasized the Authority’s commitment to ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality healthcare.
