Voluntary contributions to the National Hospital Insurance Fund have fallen by 77 per cent since Covid-19 pandemic was reported in March. Default rate in the voluntary Sh500 per month contributions category was already high before Covid-19 was reported. The scheme is unsustainable because the NHIF spends three times more money paying for treatment of Kenyans in that category. Residents are now required to pay premiums for NHIF to pay for their treatment. The current 74 active schemes include the Sh500 voluntary scheme, 39 different parastatal schemes, 11 private companies, and 16 county governments, civil servants’ scheme.

Source: The Star August 05, 2020 17:03 UTC