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Kenya's private hospitals reject NHIF cover

Coast region private hospitals accredited to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) medical scheme have rejected the annual Sh1,200 per person provided under the outpatient scheme.

At the same time, the hospitals called on the Government to revise the offer to Sh6,000 per year and include a mandatory Sh200 co-pay fee to be paid by every member visiting any accredited hospital.

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