Bono East NHIS Directorate conducts performance review
Mr George Oppong Dankwa, regional director of National Health Insurance has sounded a word of caution to Hospitals that charge additional fees for National Health Insurance Scheme to desist from it.
Joana Somiah 
The Bono East Regional National Health Insurance Scheme Directorate has conducted a performance review to access their performance in 2020.
The performance review which took place at the Techiman Bonokyempem Hall was graced by the presence of all the Districts and Municipal heads of the NHIS within the Region.
Addressing the media, the Regional NHIS Director, Mr George Oppong Dankwa, said despite the disruption by the Covid-19 pandemic, they were able to register 82.27% of the targeted citizens they intended to chronicle last year.
It was established that the Region targeted 680,261 people under the scheme but 559,640 people were registered.
Per their analysis, the Atebubu Amantin NHIS office chalked the most success by registering 54, 926 out of 62,169 targeted new members which were 88.4%, followed by the Nkoranza District, where they also registered 89,970 out of 104,099 representing some 86.4%.
Techiman Municipal came 3rd with 85.9% of their target being achieved by registering 185,187 out of 215,412 new beneficiaries. Kintampo North registered 75,564 out of 90,298 which is 83.7% of their 2020 target.
The Kintampo South District was 5th on the ranking of the Regional NHIS by achieving 75.6% success, the district registered 46,949 new members where they targeted to register 62,136 new members in 2020.
Pru and Sene districts had 73.9% and 72.3% by registering 65,592 out of 88,798 and 41,452 out of 57,355 respectively.
He also applauded the Techiman, Nkoranza, Kintampo North and Atebubu Municipal NHIS Directorate for their immense work.
Mr George Oppong Dankwa disclosed that they have been conducting a secret investigation into complaints made by some NHIS beneficiaries about being charged additional fees at some hospitals despite such hospitals accepting NHIS cards.
He further sounds a word of caution to Hospitals that are engaging in such an uncultured attitude to desist from it and serve their patients who are under the National Health Insurance Scheme professionally.
Ner-Ano Esther Bono East Region
