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New health body to determine the cost of medical insurance cover

Jane Kipto (centre) with a team of doctors at Iten County Referral Hospital on September 29, 2023. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

The Ministry of Health is set to establish a regulatory body that will determine the amount of money that every Kenyan will pay to the newly enacted medical insurance scheme.

The regulatory body, to be established by Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, will also oversee the implementation of the newly enacted Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Acts.

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