The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) audit on its contracted hospitals has revealed that some facilities have been relying on non-existent bed capacity to swindle it money through fictitious claims that contributes to loss of up to Sh16.5 billion annually.
The state-controlled insurer says many hospitals had lied that they have theatres for operating patients while others had exaggerated their bed numbers by up to five times to defraud it.
