Written By John Mutiso 📝
Members of Parliament convened a tri-partite conference on Thursday, bringing together doctors, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), and private hospitals to discuss the ongoing stand-off over the Fund’s services.
The meetings took place just days after the Ministry of Health was forced to temporarily suspend revised monies that are paid by the public health insurance for claims filed by private facilities.
To protest NHIF’s handling of claims settlements, private health facilities threatened to turn away patients.
According to NHIF Chairman Lewis Nguyai, contracts between the insurer and other providers will be signed after March and will take effect on July 1, 2022.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe had ordered the review stating that NHIF had been paying too much to private hospitals describing it as medical fraud and also the impersonation of beneficiaries.
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