MPs to meet with private hospitals, NHIF over stand-off

By Tolulope Dolapo Thomas

Published: February 3, 2022 | 7:25 AM GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) – 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 dispute over the Fund’s services.
The meetings took place just days after the Ministry of Health was obliged to temporarily halt revisions to the amounts paid by the public health insurance for claims filed by private clinics.
To protest NHIF’s handling of claims settlements, private health facilities threatened to turn away patients.
Contracts between the insurer and other providers will be inked after March and will take effect on July 1, 2022, according to NHIF Chairman Lewis Nguyai.
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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About Tolulope Dolapo Thomas

Tolulope Dolapo Thomas, BSc, is a Public Health Educator and Broadcast Journalist with extensive experience in radio and television. She specializes in Health Promotion, Sexual and Reproductive/Fertility Health, and Environmental Health. Certified in CPR and First Aid, Tolulope is passionate about empowering women through evidence-based public health education, fertility awareness, and community sensitization. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Public Health and is the founder of Everywoman Health by TD, a women-focused health platform dedicated to providing accurate, accessible, and trustworthy guidance for women at every stage of life.