The former head of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Sylvester Mensah has stated that he is glad that no wrongdoing has been found against him in the ongoing investigations into the running of the Health Insurance Scheme.
In an interview with Starr News on Thursday after the Financial Division of the Accra High Court ordered that all his bank accounts be defrozen, Mr. Mensah said it has been a painful experience for him.
“It’s been an extremely painful experience but of course a legitimate action, and I am glad that no adverse findings against me has been recorded.”
Mr. Mensah’s bank accounts were frozen in January this year after an ex-parte application sought by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC).
The order for Mr. Mensah’s Bank accounts to be released follows a request by the FIC to the Financial Tax court.
According to FIC, after investigations were concluded, they could not associate Mr. Mensah with any illegality.
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is investigating how some health facilities were certified to become service providers of the NHIA.
This is in connection with BNI’s investigations into allegations of false claims by some 10 medical facilities, with suspicions that the processes were compromised.
Mr. Mensah reported himself to the BNI on January 1 after he was invited for questioning.
The security agency is also investigating how tariffs for providers are calculated, vetted and the components of the membership and financial management.
By: Dan Kwasi Prince// www.dailyviewgh.com
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