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Kenya: Private Hospitals to Suspend SHA Services From Monday Over Unpaid NHIF Arrears

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Nairobi Kenya -- Private hospitals have announced plans to suspend Social Health Authority (SHA) services from Monday, citing unpaid NHIF arrears, an unworkable outpatient reimbursement model, and government inaction in addressing persistent challenges.

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allAfrica

Kenya: Private Hospitals to Suspend SHA Services From Monday Over Unpaid NHIF Arrears

3 days ago·South Africa

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peopledaily.digital

Hospitals to suspend SHA over Ksh30B arrears

Patients seeking treatment in private hospitals from next Monday will have to pay cash following the indefinite suspension of the Social Health Authority (SHA). Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association (RUPHA) said the move has been necessitated by arrears and an unworkable outpatient reimbursement model by SHA. The facilities under this association account for 70 […]

2 days ago

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Nairobi Wire

Crisis: Over 600 Private Hospitals To Suspend SHA Services - Nairobi Wire

Over 600 medical facilities under the Rural-Urban and Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) have announced plans to suspend Social Health Authority (SHA) services starting Monday, February 24. RUPHA Chairman Brian Lishenga claims the government has failed to settle arrears totaling KSh30 billion—an amount he warns is threatening the survival of many hospitals. “Hospitals are experiencing bank defaults, we are running low on crucial medi…

2 days ago·Nairobi, Kenya

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Mwanzo TV

Kenya private hospitals suspend SHA services over unpaid NHIF arrears

Kenya’s private hospitals have announced plans to suspend Social Health Authority (SHA) services starting Monday, citing unpaid NHIF arrears, an unworkable outpatient reimbursement model, and government inaction in addressing persistent challenges. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association (RUPHA) Chairperson Brian Lishenga said the ongoing system glitches and mounting arrears have led to staff…

2 days ago

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k24.digital

Private hospitals list 3 reasons for stopping SHA services

The Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has explained why they will stop offering medical services through the Social Health Authority cover. In a statement released on Thursday, February 20, 2025, RUPHA highlighted why it has become a difficult task to grant their services to patients through the new government scheme. “The […]

3 days ago

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Private Hospitals Announce Suspension of SHA Services

Health services in private hospitals around the country under the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) risk disruption following an announcement that they will suspend Social Health Authority (SHA) services. RUPHA chairperson Dr. Brian Lishenga on Thursday, February 20, said that hospitals under the association will suspend SHA services nationwide starting Monday next week, citing continued ignorance to iron out existin…

3 days ago

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