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When MPs on Monday questioned eight institutions accused of fraudulently collecting claims from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), it emerged that government agencies could have colluded with hospitals to defraud patients and Kenyans' of money running into billions.
A probe by the National Assembly Health Committee placed the NHIF and Kenya Medical Pharmacists and Dental Council (KMPDC) at the center of the controversy related to bogus claims and irregularities in registration.
In a grilling led by Robert Pukose, KMPCD was found to have registered hospitals to offer services despite them not meeting set qualifications, while NHIF paid claims to hospitals without proper medical health documentation.
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