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Doctors hit patients with cash bills on eTIMS row
Payments outside the system mean such transactions will escape the radar of the KRA, making it difficult for the taxman to get a fair share of taxes from doctors’ fees.
Doctors are forcing patients to pay medical bills in cash on continued snub of the Kenya Revenue Authority’s electronic invoicing portal, exposing millions of insured customers to out-of-pocket spending despite Sh5.5 billion monthly spending on health covers.
Medical insurers who spoke to the Business Daily said some doctors are asking patients to pay in cash and then seek reimbursements from their insurers.
