By Atanga Philip
Adamawa state Health Management Contributory Agency, ASCHMA, has announced upward review of its monthly capitation tarif by sixty percent to its various healthcare providers in the state.
It also increased its Fee For Service to Third Party Agency by seventy five percent.
The Executive Secretary, Adamawa state Health Management Contributory Agency, ASCHMA, Doctor Ujulu Amos gave the revelation at a Meeting with Healthcare Providers and Third-Party Administrators, at ADSACA Hall, Specialist Hospital Jimeta Yola.
Doctor Amos explained that the review was necessary in view of the current inflation in the country coupled with complaints received from their partners on the how they are burdened by the last contractual term.
He maintained ASCHMA was signing a new contractual agreement with the partners for one year as against the two years, previously done.
The ES commended Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for promptly paying the agency’s counter funds in full within short time covering twenty twenty five.
According to Ujulu Amos, with the new development, the agency expects better service delivery to the clients by the service providers having entered and signed agreement in that regard.
Earlier in an opening remark, the board chairman of ASCHMA Doctor Ahmed Mustafa represented by the state coordinator of the National Health Insurance Agency, Aliyu Musa AbdulHakeem urged the partners to improve their service.
Also speaking, the Executive Chairman, Hospital Board Management Agency, Doctor Amdzaranda Aidain Pugu applauded ASCHMA for promoting healthcare sector through it’s activities.
There were good will messages from ES, Adamawa State Agency for the Control of AIDS ADSACA, Doctor Boniface Gundiri and Doctor Anas Ibrahim Usman of National Health Insurance Agency, NHIA.
The meeting was among other aimed at dsseminating to stakeholders the outcome of the reviewed tariffs and share the findings of the Client Satisfaction Survey with stakeholders as well as discuss the key insights, trends, and areas of improvement identified in the Client Satisfaction Survey.
It was climaxed by signing Service Level Agreement between the Agency, Healthcare Providers and Third Party Administrators.