EDITORIAL: Punish rogue hospitals fleecing NHIF members

NHIF chief executive Geoffrey Mwangi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The National Hospital Insurance Fund’s (NHIF) recent decision to confer more benefits to members through higher contributions, has no doubt been a relief to millions of Kenyans who had to dig deep into their pockets to access medical care.

But as all things Kenyan go, some hospitals have started taking advantage of that new dispensation to lodge unsupported claims.

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