Ghana: Move to Extend NHIs Capitation Nationwide Begins

The Ministry of Health is on course to scale up the phased implementation of the NHIS capitation provider payment mechanism which started as a pilot in Ashanti Region. The Ministry held a stakeholders' meeting last week to brainstorm on options for scaling up the payment system across the country.

Capitation is a provider payment method in which providers are paid, typically in advance, a pre-determined fixed rate to provide a defined set of services for each individual enrolled with the provider for a fixed period of time. The amount paid to the provider is irrespective of whether that person would seek care or not during the designated period.

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