The Social Health Authority (SHA) has reimbursed 53 percent of claims submitted by contracted hospitals countrywide, resulting in arrears totaling billions of shillings and highlighting an escalating health financing crisis.
According to data from the SHA portal, hospitals have submitted claims totaling Sh93 billion since the portal's launch in October 2024. Of these, Sh90 billion has been verified as legitimate but only Sh50 billion has been reimbursed.
