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Purity Nelima<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The government is dealing with the\u00a058 years old\u00a0 National Insurance fund which has been full of corruption and fraud allegation with social health insurance fund.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Days after recommendations\u00a0made by public stakeholders affected\u00a0 into incorporate\u00a0comments from the feedback in National validation\u00a0in draft exercise\u00a0held at KICC, the public were given their chance to incorporate\u00a0their views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenyans will now be mandated to contribute 2.75% of their gross salary to the SHIF. The\u00a0decision was arrived at after actuaries\u00a0from both the\u00a0 Ministry\u00a0of health and the NHIF did an analysis and found disparities\u00a0in the amount paid by Kenyans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those earning below sh.10000 were contributing 5% while those earning\u00a0a million bob were contributing 0.01%.This will essentially\u00a0scrobe the current higher deduction.Exposing employed Kenyans to higher deduction.No contribution will be made less than sh300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Households whose income is not derived from salaried employment shall pay an annual contribution SHIF at the rate of 2.75%of household income as determined by means of a tasting instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will allow Kenyans to access ICU and HDU services as well as inpatient\u00a0services such as Radiology and chemotherapy. Outpatient services will also include oncology services such as chemotherapy and mortuary fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Kenyans above\u00a018 years will be required to register biometrically with the social health authority. Individuals\u00a0are expected to produce their National identification card whereas those below 18 years\u00a0are expected\u00a0to use their birth certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All persons travelling\u00a0into Kenya are supposed to pay travel health insurance at the point of entrance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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