Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) scheme Stories
The move follows revelations of widespread abuse of the scheme by cartels and unregulated foreign hospitals.
Council of Governors (CoG) Health Committee Chair Muthomi Njuki said the trend is becoming widespread, with some doctors using public hospitals to bui...
Oluga said some little-known facilities, including those linked to powerful figures, had received millions of shillings for questionable services, a r...
Oluga said the challenge has left thousands of Kenyans, particularly young people and low-income earners, unable to benefit from SHA because their SIM...
The release of the funds comes after last month, the Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) warned that private hospitals across the country would no longe...
MPs raised concerns that Kenyans are struggling to access services despite being registered under the new scheme, citing delays in claims, stalled aut...
The President also said he would soon meet governors and MPs so that they, too, can pay for close to another one million Kenyans.
The President said hospitals opposing verification are essentially trying to protect corrupt practices.
Under the plan, private hospitals will notify patients, their guardians or agents when payments remain outstanding beyond contractual timelines.
Duale rejected claims that the SHA is corrupt, arguing that the very fraud MPs accuse it of is being exposed by the system itself.
In a strongly worded response, the UHC workers described Njuki’s comments as “reckless and insensitive”, accusing the Tharaka Nithi County governor of...
The group lauded the decision of the Social Health Authority to suspend several health facilities across various counties, temporarily cutting them of...
COTU boss Francis Atwoli, accused the Ministry of Health and the Digital Health Authority of exercising undue influence over SHA, saying this has crip...
The suspended facilities are spread across 17 counties, with Mandera bearing the highest number at nine.
Dr Oluga noted that some facility operators manipulate the system by temporarily presenting qualified personnel and equipment during inspections to se...
His remarks follow mounting public outcry over revelations that billions of shillings may have been siphoned off to non-existent facilities, while man...
In a statement on Friday, SHA Chief Executive Officer Mercy Mwangangi described the reports as misleading and damaging, insisting that Nyandiwa has be...
RUPHA says payment delays have forced some hospitals to abandon the Social Health Insurance Fund system and revert to cash-only payments.
SHA also moved to clarify concerns raised on social media about funds directed to some hospitals. It revealed that Nyandiwa Level 4 Hospital received...
Abdikadir's remarks come after President William Ruto issued a stern warning to public health centres still demanding payment for outpatient care, str...
Ruto said the challenges he faces are self-imposed, insisting that these difficult decisions are necessary for Kenya’s long-term development.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale stated that the action follows a comprehensive audit and forensic review of claims submitted by facilities flagged...
The Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr Ouma Oluga said the transition constitutes continued service rather than termination, which is the le...
Initially introduced in the Senate in February last year by Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, the Bill seeks to set up a new pension plan for MCAs whil...
The findings come from a joint study by the African Institute for Development Policy and Global Solutions for Diagnostics and Laboratory Systems.
Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) chair Brian Lishenga urged the government to embrace a hybrid digital health approach t...
Globcare Hospital is expected to offer a wide range of medical services, including a surgical theatre, CT scan, DEXA scan, maternity care, X-ray, dial...
The legislators have described the policy as punitive, demanding an immediate intervention from the Ministry of Health.
