{"id":235614,"date":"2016-07-31T07:23:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T07:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=235614"},"modified":"2016-07-31T07:23:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T07:23:13","slug":"809000-subscribed-to-nhis-in-volta-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/809000-subscribed-to-nhis-in-volta-region\/","title":{"rendered":"809,000 subscribed to NHIS in Volta Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 809,000 active members of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Volta Region have subscribed to primary health care providers as of June this year.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Elliot Akototse, Regional Manager of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) said the subscription represented 96.87 per cent of total enrollment and marked the full implementation of the capitation payment system in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a mid-year review of the Authority in Ho, Mr Akototse said the Authority is currently selecting Preferred Primary-care Provider (PPP) and confirming bank details of respective care providers for onward disbursement of funds.<\/p>\n<p>PPP is the healthcare facility a subscriber chooses for medical treatment. 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