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Private hospitals suspend SHA services over Sh10bn pending bills

Social Health Authority (SHA) Headquarters Nairobi. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Private hospitals across Kenya have suspended services under the Social Health Authority (SHA), citing ballooning pending bills and delayed claim settlements that have left facilities financially strained.

In a statement issued on Monday, the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) said the decision, effective Monday, September 22, was “painful but necessary” after SHA failed to address issues raised in a two-week ultimatum

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