This archive report was first published on 27 October 2019.
Published on October 27, 2019, the NHIF reforms aim to transform the fund into a social health insurance scheme to cater for the health needs of Kenyans.
According to the report, the government will start paying for the informal sector, citing a high default rate among the group, with only 35 per cent consistently paying their premiums.
"It is very unfortunate that when some of them go to hospitals, they cannot get the much-needed services because they have failed to remit their monthly contributions. They too need to be assisted," said panel chairman James Wambugu.
The reforms also seek to transform NHIF from a commercial scheme to a social health insurance scheme to cater for the health needs of Kenyans.
It also suggests that an independent organ should take over grading and accreditation of hospitals and service providers, in efforts aimed at delivering Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2022.
