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Health CS Cleopa Mailu spot on in reversing decision to introduce claims caps

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu was spot on in reversing the National Health Insurance Fund’s (NHIF) decision to limit the number of outpatient claims it will underwrite.

When the NHIF announced that it would underwrite just four claims per family annually, it noted that this was out of a desire to control costs and improve the quality of inpatient services.

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