Private Hospitals to Reject NHIF Patients
Starting Monday, January 31, private hospitals will refuse to treat National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) patients.
Christine Juma 
According to Patrick Ogowe, a representative from the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals, the insurance pays less in claims than public hospitals.
"Yes, they (NHIF) at times don't even end up paying (in claims). We are compiling a number of complaints from our facilities before releasing an official report," he stated.
The private hospital sector and the insurer have been at odds on a variety of problems. More than 800 private hospitals have sued the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) over the newly implemented biometric registration, claiming that they were given a limited time to comply with the new modifications, which hampered patients' access to the service.
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