National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)

MPs want health facilities probed over NHIF claims

Reading Time: 3 minutes The National Assembly Committee on Health will train the spotlight on health facilities involved in fraud which has seen the […]

Reprieve for patients as hospitals and NHIF ink deal

Reading Time: < 1 minute National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) yesterday renewed its reimbursement contracts with private and faith-based hospitals after months of push-and-pull giving […]

NHIF must incentivise scheme to achieve UHC goals

Reading Time: 3 minutes Universal Health Coverage (UHC) plan by the Jubilee government stands as the most significant milestone towards revolutionising the health sector. […]

NHIF boss sued over staff promotions

Reading Time: 2 minutes A petitioner wants the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Chief Executive Officer Peter Kamunyo removed from office for allegedly promoting […]

NHIF urged to agree with hospitals on dialysis costs

Reading Time: < 1 minute Parliament yesterday asked the Ministry of Health to lobby hospitals to lower the cost of dialysis should the National Hospital […]

Eight in team to review dialysis cost

Reading Time: 2 minutes An eight-member technical working group has been established to come up with an agreeable costing for dialysis. The team comprising […]

NHIF calls meeting after uproar over dialysis cover

Reading Time: 3 minutes National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) convened a make-or-break meeting this morning with kidney specialists and patients over the proposal to […]

Insurers to pay Sh1.3b Covid-19 virus claims

Reading Time: 2 minutes Insurers offering medical covers for treatment of Covid-19 paid claims worth Sh1.3 billion between March 2020 and June 2021 during […]

National Hospital Insurance Fund in hot soup over claims delay

Reading Time: 2 minutes National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is on the spot over delayed payment of claims for police officers and prison warders.  […]

Bills pile for mother, child with heart condition in India

Reading Time: 2 minutes When Florence Akinyi Omollo gave birth to her lovely daughter on December 29, 2019, she was overjoyed. Her joy was […]