Topic: National Health Insurance Fund
Kenyans to cough up 2.75 per cent of gross salaries to SHIF effective July 1
Apr 04, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Kenya's healthcare landscape is set for a significant shift as citizens prepare to contribute 2.75 per cent of their gross salaries to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) start...
Grin for Ruto as Court of Appeal lifts Social Health Insurance Act suspension
Jan 19, 2024 at 08:07 PM
Kenyans are now left without a choice but to grapple with the ramifications of the Court of Appeal's decision to lift the orders suspending the implementation of the Social Health ...
NHIF faces financial strain as deficits soar to Sh908 million amid member defaults
Dec 19, 2023 at 02:41 PM
The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) grappled with a Sh908 million deficit in the financial year ending June, significantly exceeding its targeted revenue....
Cash payment faces rural folk as NHIF funding delays threaten healthcare
Dec 10, 2023 at 04:51 PM
Rural residents covered by the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in Kenya are bracing for a challenging situation as the Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) ...
Public servants face uncertainty as new social health scheme ousts NHIF
Dec 06, 2023 at 10:07 AM
The security provided by the National Health Insurance Fund's (NHIF) comprehensive cover is under threat, leaving 73 public institutions, civil servants, and millions of retired of...
Uncertainty for Uhuru's Sh9.5 billion Edu-Afya scheme as Ruto's SHI ousts NHIF
Dec 01, 2023 at 04:26 PM
The fate of the Sh9.5 billion Edu-Afya Medical Scheme hangs in the balance as the newly enacted Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, dismantles the National Health Insurance Fund (NH...
Health CS Susan Nakhumicha sets the effective date for deduction of SHI Funds
Nov 24, 2023 at 09:38 PM
The long-anticipated Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, which replaces the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and establishes three new funds, officially came into effect on W...
NHIF under scrutiny again as MPs raise queries over its costly system upgrade
Aug 10, 2023 at 08:16 AM
The National Assembly Health Committee has raised concerns over the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)'s plan to replace its current system at a cost of Sh1.6 billion....
