Table 5.

Per capita rate recommended by the SPMDP in December 2011

Facility	Total Rate (GH¢) Clinical Service & Medicines (Per Member Per Month)	Total Rate (USD) Clinical Service & Medicines (Per Member Per Month)
Hospital	20.57	12.57
Clinic	18.14	11.08
Maternity	9.76	5.96

Source: Recommendation to the NHIA on pilot implementation of capitation in Ashanti region, December 2011, Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners

Conversion from Ghanaian cedis (GH¢) to US dollars; exchange rate at 4.00 pm universal time on 31st December 2011 - 1GH¢ = 0.61087USD. http://www.xe.com/currencytables/?from=GHS&date=2011-12-31