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Doctors accuse insurance companies of dictating patient's choice of hospitals

Pharmacists and Dentists Union Secretary-General Davji Atellah addresses a press conference in Nairobi alongside Union of Kenya Civil Servants officials. [File, Standard]

Doctors have strongly condemned insurance companies for what they term as interference in healthcare delivery, accusing them of acting like "chief controllers" of the health system.

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Dr Davji Atellah has said insurers are overstepping their mandate by dictating where patients should seek treatment, which doctors they should consult, and even which tests and drugs should be administered.

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