850 private hospitals sue NHIF in biometric registration dispute

NHIF Building in Upperhill, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

More than 800 hospitals have sued the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) over the biometric registration and installation of e-claim systems that seek to tackle fraud and speed up payment of medical claims.

In a case filed under a certificate of urgency, the 850 facilities under Rural Private Hospitals Association say the NHIF board announced the changes without consultation and gave short compliance notice, blocking the public from accessing medical services.

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