Critics are wrong; changes to NHIF law will not increase medical costs

NHIF Chief Executive Officer Dr Peter Kamunyo. [Courtesy, NHIF}

The Proposed National Hospital Insurance Fund Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has elicited a lot of debate from stakeholders.

The warning by Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) and APA Insurance that the proposed NHIF Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021 will increase medical costs and hurt the industry is not only inaccurate, but the opposite of the expected outcomes, which is to enhance access to health for all Kenyans and boost the health insurance industry.