LETTERS: How to reform NHIF for better services

NHIF should borrow a leaf from local insurance technology (insurtech) startups that have developed products with premiums as low as Sh500 per year. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The government’s move to implement the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiative is noble and long overdue. Yet, unless a more sober approach is adopted to finance its risk, the attempt will prove futile.

To realise the full benefits of UHC, which includes enabling every Kenyan to obtain essential health services, the government should review how the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) operates.

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