NHIS PAYS CLAIMS
NHIS PAYS CLAIMS June 23, 2009 BY PETER ATOGEWE WEDAM, ISD GAMBAGA Gambaga[N/R], June 23, GNA - The East Mamprusi District Office of the National Health Insurance Scheme has paid all outstanding claims submitted by its service providers for the first quarter of 2009. The Manager of the scheme Mr. Sulemana Elijah Abdulai who disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency in an interview at Gambaga said 293,454.81 Ghanaian Cedis was disbursed to all eight service providers covering January to April 2009. He said as at the close of last year, the scheme had registered 75,843 members representing 53.2 per cent of the district’s population of 142,455. During the same period, 16,351 members renewed their membership and this reflects 33.9 per cent of the population. Mr. Sulemana noted that from January to May 2009, 7,013 new clients have been added to the scheme’s membership indicating 58.1 per cent of residents in the East Mamprusi District. According to Mr. ...