NHIF collecting billions from the poor to cater for the rich, MPs

Lawmakers have accused State health insurer of collecting billions from the poor to fly the rich abroad for specialised treatment. The poor are then left to struggle with unending fundraisers to meet their medical expenses.

The MPs yesterday also accused the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) of spending billions to cater for medical expenses of the well-off patients in high-end private hospitals when the poor and elderly were resigned to fate.