Uproar over NHIF plan to cut cash for dialysis
Kidney patients have faulted plans by the NHIF to slash payout for renal dialysis as part of a cost-cutting drive, warning it would put thousands of lives at risk. The State-backed insurer has proposed to chop the average payout for a renal dialysis session to Sh6,000 from the current Sh9,500 as it seeks to reduce bills for the weekly procedure by Sh1bn annually to Sh2.7bn. The Renal Society of Kenya termed the plan alarming and urged the insurer to rethink its decision
Kidney patients have faulted plans by the NHIF to slash payout for renal dialysis as part of a cost-cutting drive, warning it would put thousands of lives at risk. The State-backed insurer has proposed to chop the average payout for a renal dialysis session to Sh6,000 from the current Sh9,500 as it seeks to reduce bills for the weekly procedure by Sh1bn annually to Sh2.7bn. The Renal Society of Kenya termed the plan alarming and urged the insurer to rethink its decision