Match NHIF deductions with enhanced benefits

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The National Health Insurance Fund building in Nairobi in this photo taken on February 9, 2022. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

The plan to raise contributions to the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) should be staggered and matched with enhanced benefits and quality service.

President William Ruto said on Monday the current rates, in which salaried workers pay between Sh150 and 1,700 depending on their monthly pay, are going to be phased out and replaced with a flat rate of 2.7 percent of the salary.

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