Health CS Susan Nakhumicha Vows to Drive NHIF Reforms
CS for Health On Friday. Susan Nakhumicha stated that she will not give up on her efforts to ensure reforms at the National Health Insurance Fund.
This comes at a time when investigations into allegations of fraud. By a subset of private health facilities through the use of fraudulent medical claims are still in progress.
Many people in Kenya say their prayer every day that things will improve. “I will do what I can do within the time that I will be serving as Minister for Health,” she said. “As a minister, I am not going to fear to act, nor am I going to act out of fear. I am going to do what I can do.”
She made the point that the ongoing reforms to change NHIF into a social health insurance fund. Will guarantee that Kenyans get good value for the money they spend.
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“As we reform NHIF, we want to have a new vehicle; a social health insurance that takes care of Kenyans’ needs,” she said. “Should a patient choose to walk to Coptic hospital, the hospital’s bill will be paid by a new social health insurance scheme.” “As we reform NHIF, we want to have a new vehicle; a social health insurance that takes care of Kenyans’ needs.”
Following the allegations of fraudulent activity. The CS took disciplinary action against several of the branch managers at the fund on Monday, suspending eight of them.
She went on to suspend for ninety days the operations of six private medical facilities. That were named in an exposé for allegedly stealing money from the fund by filing false claims.
Patients who were receiving outpatient treatment at the affected facilities have been informed that they can select alternative healthcare providers from the list of NHIF contracted facilities. This information was provided by Samson Kuhora, who is acting as the CEO of the NHIF.
Health CS Susan Nakhumicha Vows to Drive NHIF Reforms
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