Private Hospitals Warn of Crisis Over Unpaid Government Bills
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has warned that the government’s failure to settle outstanding bills threatens the country’s healthcare system.
According to the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) the healthcare system of the country faces threat because of government nonpayment of medical bills.
During the Hennet Health NGOs symposium in Nairobi RUPHA Chairman Brian Lishenga stated that talks with the government to erase the loan burden have halted which creates doubts about private health facility sustainability.
Lishenga emphasized that the government insists on lack of funding but poor healthcare investment would result in service degradation that makes hospitals unfortunately exit.
The government needs to create a lasting healthcare funding system to slow down the crisis growth because the reimbursement framework of the Social Health Authority (SHA) is intricate and unworkable.
RUPHA demanded Medical Administrators Kenya Limited to accelerate payment of hospital invoice claims which manage medical schemes for teachers and police officers.
RUPHA maintains a KSh 30 billion dispute against the governmental authorities.
RUPHA presented its concerns to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday but received a response indicating that bill settlement for NHIF inheritance will happen after finishing their current reconciliation process.
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