Fraud at KATH as patients are made to escape paying bills

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ATSU, HO 9 years ago

What is hapening? I dont understand the whole story. What atre we talking about here?

What is hapening? I dont understand the whole story. What atre we talking about here?
Philomena Pitinga 9 years ago

Ghanaians will steal in every area you put them then they turn around to blame others the system is not working. I have never seen such corrupt people who go to church every Sunday. I had a bitter experience but I knew the wo ...
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Ghanaians will steal in every area you put them then they turn around to blame others the system is not working. I have never seen such corrupt people who go to church every Sunday. I had a bitter experience but I knew the woman in church but she did not know me. She requested for extra money b4 I got something I have already paid for. She looks decent but a devil and a thief at heart.
Hanson 9 years ago

Bogus journalism. It's very obvious that this reporter is doing dirty politics for someone at the hospital. It's full of speculations, and unfortunately he's destroying somebody's reputation.

Bogus journalism. It's very obvious that this reporter is doing dirty politics for someone at the hospital. It's full of speculations, and unfortunately he's destroying somebody's reputation.
Grave Yard 9 years ago

Their mission is to make the government unpopular their MPs are fools even all asates are like monkeys in the forest. This is the very reason why Kumasi is known garden city

Their mission is to make the government unpopular their MPs are fools even all asates are like monkeys in the forest. This is the very reason why Kumasi is known garden city
Nana Acheampong 9 years ago

Stupid comment from an imbecile.

Stupid comment from an imbecile.
Concerned 9 years ago

I have been to a private clinic before and the next time I went I was told I didn't pay for my last visit until I produced my receipt to prove otherwise. When l was paying for the second visit I was told to go and come back f ...
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I have been to a private clinic before and the next time I went I was told I didn't pay for my last visit until I produced my receipt to prove otherwise. When l was paying for the second visit I was told to go and come back for my receipt. Clearly this is ghana, those patient have probably paid but the money has ended up in someone's pocket
Kofi Totobi Kwakye 9 years ago

Most of them can't afford to pay because the charges are astronomically high. It is like the huge electricity bills being sent to some homes. What do you expect the authorities of the hospital to do, continue to hold them hos ...
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Most of them can't afford to pay because the charges are astronomically high. It is like the huge electricity bills being sent to some homes. What do you expect the authorities of the hospital to do, continue to hold them hostage?
Steve 9 years ago

Until we are able to change the way we think we can never change our way doing things . We attribute every problem to the government but forgetting the role we are playing to the demise the socio-economic development of Ghan ...
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Until we are able to change the way we think we can never change our way doing things . We attribute every problem to the government but forgetting the role we are playing to the demise the socio-economic development of Ghana. When you pay your bills on time you are also helping the development of Ghana. How ? We can use some of the money to pay for the nurses ,doctors and settling for other related expenditures.
Khemykal 9 years ago

U make perfect sense....Ghana needs just a million people like u in order 4 things to happen....than imbeciles and morons who attribute every problem to the government without playing a positive part in nation building.

U make perfect sense....Ghana needs just a million people like u in order 4 things to happen....than imbeciles and morons who attribute every problem to the government without playing a positive part in nation building.
akobalm 9 years ago

No,you dont need millions but you as an individual can make an impact for others to follow.Yes you can make a big change.

No,you dont need millions but you as an individual can make an impact for others to follow.Yes you can make a big change.

Nana Acheampong 9 years ago

It is the fact that all CEO positions have become political that is why some people always attribute these issues to government. If it ain't broken, why fix it. Every change of government comes with change of CEOs whether t ...
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It is the fact that all CEO positions have become political that is why some people always attribute these issues to government. If it ain't broken, why fix it. Every change of government comes with change of CEOs whether the incumbent is performing well or not. Sad situation in Ghana.
SCHEMER 9 years ago

That is my question too bro. After killing the NHIS what did ypu expect? If the patients were to be detained till they paid those bills which they didn't have, wouldn't the wards be conjested?

That is my question too bro. After killing the NHIS what did ypu expect? If the patients were to be detained till they paid those bills which they didn't have, wouldn't the wards be conjested?
king SA 9 years ago

Everywher in is corrupt now we need a strong leader like Nana Addo to clean de space.

Everywher in is corrupt now we need a strong leader like Nana Addo to clean de space.
Dessir 9 years ago

..Folks: read some of the paragraph of this article: it do not add-up:....Investigations indicate the Medical Director (MD) of KATH Dr. Baffour Awuah, orders for folders of selected patients to be brought to him for them to � ...
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..Folks: read some of the paragraph of this article: it do not add-up:....Investigations indicate the Medical Director (MD) of KATH Dr. Baffour Awuah, orders for folders of selected patients to be brought to him for them to “run” away without paying their bills.
baga 9 years ago

That is kumasi and Ashanti Region for you unless you have not worked there, and being
none Ashanti.
They will do everything possible to let you down even if you from the other Akan regions. I am speaking through my expe ...
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That is kumasi and Ashanti Region for you unless you have not worked there, and being
none Ashanti.
They will do everything possible to let you down even if you from the other Akan regions. I am speaking through my experience.
Hanson 9 years ago

Stop fooling. There is no virtue in stupidity so grow up.

Stop fooling. There is no virtue in stupidity so grow up.
Nana Acheampong 9 years ago

What experience? So is it only Ashantis working in Kumasi? Don't hide behind the computer and spew nonsense. I know a lot of non-Ashantis and non-Akans who have excelled professionally in Kumasi and Ashanti Region in general ...
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What experience? So is it only Ashantis working in Kumasi? Don't hide behind the computer and spew nonsense. I know a lot of non-Ashantis and non-Akans who have excelled professionally in Kumasi and Ashanti Region in general. You are just one of those who always want to paint Ashantis black but you will never succeed. Shame on you!
National Agenda 9 years ago

The fact is that majority of patients cannot afford and they a way to get away. What has happened to NHIS that patients have had to pay huge sums of medical bills.
NDC keeps denying the fact that NHIS has collapsed.

The fact is that majority of patients cannot afford and they a way to get away. What has happened to NHIS that patients have had to pay huge sums of medical bills.
NDC keeps denying the fact that NHIS has collapsed.
kweku trouble 9 years ago

Stop the illiterate talk. It's not every disease that's covered by NHIS, so stop the politics and foolishness. It's the same KATH that's always at the forefront of strikes. It's pure sabotage but it's the people in Kumasi who ...
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Stop the illiterate talk. It's not every disease that's covered by NHIS, so stop the politics and foolishness. It's the same KATH that's always at the forefront of strikes. It's pure sabotage but it's the people in Kumasi who will suffer if the hospital collapses. Your small mind.
Nana Acheampong 9 years ago

So doctors in other regions have never gone on strike! Shame on you!

So doctors in other regions have never gone on strike! Shame on you!

Khemykal 9 years ago

U such an educated illiterate sooo moron due to your partisan politics....wake up and broaden ur horizon n stop blaming NDC 4 all your misery's..u will be the same person to talk junk when Doctors strike with ur weak mentalit ...
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U such an educated illiterate sooo moron due to your partisan politics....wake up and broaden ur horizon n stop blaming NDC 4 all your misery's..u will be the same person to talk junk when Doctors strike with ur weak mentality.
shepherd 9 years ago

our ministers, MPs etc are stealing,are corrupted etc so now no one is scared of doing same cos they are not persecuted according to law

our ministers, MPs etc are stealing,are corrupted etc so now no one is scared of doing same cos they are not persecuted according to law
FM 9 years ago

Have you seen a God-forsaken thief,armed robber before? Dont worry.Just take a look at Ashanti man,he is the one.They have been sabotaging every good thing in this country since the days of Nkrumah.Their sense of reasoning is ...
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Have you seen a God-forsaken thief,armed robber before? Dont worry.Just take a look at Ashanti man,he is the one.They have been sabotaging every good thing in this country since the days of Nkrumah.Their sense of reasoning is as black as their faces.Thank u.
Hanson 9 years ago

May God have pity on your soul.

May God have pity on your soul.
Nana Acheampong 9 years ago

Stupid fool! Hiding behind computers and spewing nonsense; why don't you write your name! Imbecile!

Stupid fool! Hiding behind computers and spewing nonsense; why don't you write your name! Imbecile!
Roland 9 years ago

If the hospital fails due to negligence on part of KATH authorities, we as a nation suffers. The authority of KATH must do the right thing

If the hospital fails due to negligence on part of KATH authorities, we as a nation suffers. The authority of KATH must do the right thing
George faraday agyenim 9 years ago

Our parents are poor to pay such hospital bill they are not working how can one pay 6000 criss without job they need to consider people are too poor to even to open bank Alc in ghana

Our parents are poor to pay such hospital bill they are not working how can one pay 6000 criss without job they need to consider people are too poor to even to open bank Alc in ghana
eugene 9 years ago

or turn bills over to government to pay! medicare or local governments have to cover unpaid bills in USA for indegent

or turn bills over to government to pay! medicare or local governments have to cover unpaid bills in USA for indegent
IDI AMIN DADA!!!! 9 years ago

I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SHOULD BE A NEWS. AND WHAT IS FRAUD ABOUT THIS????? I SMELL THAT THE SO-CALLED C. E.O DR. AKPALOOO HAS A HAND IN THIS USELESS PROPAGANDA ARTICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY DR. NSIAH"S CHANCE OF UNSE ...
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I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SHOULD BE A NEWS. AND WHAT IS FRAUD ABOUT THIS????? I SMELL THAT THE SO-CALLED C. E.O DR. AKPALOOO HAS A HAND IN THIS USELESS PROPAGANDA ARTICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY DR. NSIAH"S CHANCE OF UNSEATING HIM (AKPALOO) AS THE C.E.O. NOW, LISTEN: OUR USELESS GOVERNMENT WHICH IS MADE UP OF NDC CRIMINALS HAVE DESTROYED THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (NHIS) THAT GAVE THE PEOPLE OF GHANA A FREE HEALTHCARE. EVEN THOUGH WE STILL PAY THE NHIS LEVY IN ADDITION TO VAT AND OTHER TAXES, THE USELESS NDC KEEPS EMBEZZLING THE MONEY AND THEY KEEP DESTROYING THE ECONOMY. THIS CRIMINAL NDC GOVERNMENT HAS MADE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN SO POOR THAT MANY CAN'T EVEN FEED THEMSELVES, AND YOU WANT THEM TO PAY FOR MEDICAL BILLS WHICH NHIS IS SUPPOSED TO COVER??? WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN FEED THEMSELVES?????? HEY LISTEN: WHOEVER WROTE THIS ARTICLE MUST EITHER BE AN EWE AYIGBE TRIBALIST FOOL, OR HE HAS DIMPKY BEEN CONTRACTED BY DR. AKPALOO TO PAINT THE HONOURABLE DR. NSIAH BLACK!!! SUPPORTING DR. AKPALOO AND ATTEMPTING TO DEMONIZE DR. NSIAH WHO IS ACTUALLY A GOOD AND BETTER DR. THAN DR. AKPALOO IS A HIT BELOW THE BELT, FOOL!!!! IF YOU DON'T KNOW, LET ME EDUCATE YOUR FOOLISH ASS: IN THE WORLD TODAY, CASH AND CARRY CANNOT BE DEMANDED AT GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS! IN A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL LIKE KATH, NO ONE CAN BE REFUSED TREATMENT AND TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO PAY!!!!! THAT'S A UNIVERSAL LAW UNDER UNITED NATIONS CHARTER, AND IT'S A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT AS WELL AS A CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS ALIKE TO RECEIVE TREATMENT AT GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND BE LET GO IF THEY CAN'T PAY !!!!!!! SO NO ONE CAN BE DETAINED AT A HOSPITAL AFTER TREATMENT DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY THE BILLS, FOOLS!!! THETEFORE I WANT THIS FOOL EWE TRIBALIST WHO HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PAID BY AKPALOO TO DESTROY THE IMAGE OF DR. NSIAH TO TELL ME IF DR. NSIAH DID NOT DO THE RIGHT THING BY LETTING THEM GO AND SAVING THEIR FOLDERS ELSEWHERE SINC THEY CANT PAY! THIS IS SIMPLE: THE PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AND KATH HAS NO OPTION BUT TO LET THEM GO. PERIOD!!!!!!!
Kwaku Bissi 9 years ago

NHIS was not well planned.
We should have a national ID first and ensure every Ghanaian is well identified.
Then from the ID we could have the NHIS cards and Tax card and properly monitor who pays or not.

NHIS was not well planned.
We should have a national ID first and ensure every Ghanaian is well identified.
Then from the ID we could have the NHIS cards and Tax card and properly monitor who pays or not.

God will judge 9 years ago

Did the reporter asked the CEO if Doctor Baffour Awuah is the one who requested for the folder of Yamoah Ponko's for him to escape bill, what about the journalist ; Kwakye Marfo, and other NDC foot soldiers what are reserved ...
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Did the reporter asked the CEO if Doctor Baffour Awuah is the one who requested for the folder of Yamoah Ponko's for him to escape bill, what about the journalist ; Kwakye Marfo, and other NDC foot soldiers what are reserved beds at the special ward and Doctor Akpaloo always order for their folders after discharge. Do they settle their bills? Nonsense.
Ibrahim 9 years ago

On 30/19/2015, my brother died at korle Bu due to lung cancer. As a Muslim we settled his bill 2000gh and he was buried at madina cementary the next day. A month later his folder couldn't be found to prepare his death cert. ...
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On 30/19/2015, my brother died at korle Bu due to lung cancer. As a Muslim we settled his bill 2000gh and he was buried at madina cementary the next day. A month later his folder couldn't be found to prepare his death cert. No record could be traced!
Nana Acheampong 9 years ago

Thank you Ibrahim. Tell the stupid fools who always want to use any opportunity to insult Ashantis.

Thank you Ibrahim. Tell the stupid fools who always want to use any opportunity to insult Ashantis.
Abu 9 years ago

Ashantis will go any length in sabotaging Ghana as long as their refusal to recognise the NDC government and Mahama not belonging to the same ethnicity .

Ashantis will go any length in sabotaging Ghana as long as their refusal to recognise the NDC government and Mahama not belonging to the same ethnicity .
Hanson 9 years ago

Just as you did to Kufuor. Remove the log in your eyes first before you advertise your stupidity.

Just as you did to Kufuor. Remove the log in your eyes first before you advertise your stupidity.
James 9 years ago

These people are sabotaging the Mahama Administration but as the saying goes, "wubu okoto kwasea, oyankopong hwe wo to"
They are intentionally increasing prices, They intentionally cause damage to public utility service line ...
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These people are sabotaging the Mahama Administration but as the saying goes, "wubu okoto kwasea, oyankopong hwe wo to"
They are intentionally increasing prices, They intentionally cause damage to public utility service lines, they caused intentional damage to Gas pipelines, power generators, gas generators.
Yet they want to be referred to as being more Ghanaians than others
Shame to you
onyame a huwuuuuuooooh
Hanson 9 years ago

You're suffering from inferiority complex and that has made you paranoid.

You're suffering from inferiority complex and that has made you paranoid.
Kofi 9 years ago

Madam Reporter, do proper journalism and stop this stomach directed repotage. If you know how things work in KATH, you wouldn't talk about what you reporting about.
this story must be treated with the contempt it deserves

Madam Reporter, do proper journalism and stop this stomach directed repotage. If you know how things work in KATH, you wouldn't talk about what you reporting about.
this story must be treated with the contempt it deserves
Jordys 9 years ago

Ahe tne lady whose new born baby was stolen years back? Her problem was one among many, do you remember?

We're addressing a crazy situation endemic in Ghana, among so many others, and sorry Bro, it's Ghana's name that's ge ...
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Ahe tne lady whose new born baby was stolen years back? Her problem was one among many, do you remember?

We're addressing a crazy situation endemic in Ghana, among so many others, and sorry Bro, it's Ghana's name that's getting tainted! It's time someone stands up and says Enough is Enough!
Collins Akwasi 9 years ago

What is revealing about this story. I do not get it. Why didn't the so called Maame Broni interview the medical director to get his version of the supposed fraud?

Why did this "journalist not go ahead to investigate thos ...
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What is revealing about this story. I do not get it. Why didn't the so called Maame Broni interview the medical director to get his version of the supposed fraud?

Why did this "journalist not go ahead to investigate those who have been writing off huge bills of person in capacity to pay in the name of "personalities and bigwigs".

This is below the belt kasapa. You could have done better.
Please come to KATH and see things for yourself.
eugene 9 years ago

That why governments in USA don't like illegals, Like mexicans that have lots of babys...Most people now except homeless or jobless are required to have insurance! But anybody can give fake address( problem in Ghana is no add ...
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That why governments in USA don't like illegals, Like mexicans that have lots of babys...Most people now except homeless or jobless are required to have insurance! But anybody can give fake address( problem in Ghana is no address) Plus no place to report non-payment of bills...If USA hospitals find you they will take you to court or collection agent!

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