JUST IN: Private Hospitals Resume SHA Services After Govt Pledges NHIF Debt Clearance
Private hospitals across Kenya have resumed offering services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance scheme after the government pledged to clear outstanding arrears owed to healthcare providers. The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) announced the decision on Thursday, following extensive discussions on the government’s commitment to settling debts left by the now-defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). “After extensive deliberations, we have reached a decision to call off the boycott of SHA services, effective immediately,“ RUPHA chairman Brian Lishenga stated. The move comes after State House confirmed that hospitals with NHIF claims of Ksh10 million or
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