Government To Release First Batch Of SHA Clains In Two Weeks Time
Health Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Barasa engaging some patients at Jaramogi Hospital, Kisumu yesterday
By MTK Correspondent
Health facilities that have successfully rolled out the Social Health Authority (SHA) will start receiving their reimbursements in two weeks.
Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa said the authority was currently processing the claims which shall be paid by the end of this month.
The payments would be effected even as the government moves to clear the outstanding debt owed to hospitals by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
She said the Ministry of Health would this week release an additional Sh2.5 billion to health facilities to clear part of the outstanding NHIF debt.
Speaking during a visit to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu yesterday, the CS said releasing the first payment of SHA to accredited health facilities was a testament that the scheme was working.
“We are here this morning on a routine evaluation of SHA and having toured this facility I am happy to report that SHA is working,” she said.
A spot check across other health facilities in the area revealed that patients who had registered were receiving treatment and the referral system was working.
“We are particularly concerned about the distribution of radio therapy services in the country and I am impressed that here in Kisumu we are progressing well,” said the CS.
The CS asked Kenyans to continue registering to ensure that they have access to quality medical care at all levels across the country.
She appealed to Community Health Promoters and other health care workers spearheading the registration exercise to redouble their efforts to ensure that all Kenyans are brought on board.
“We have visited the maternity wing and I am impressed with the quality of services being offered. With as little as Sh300-450, our mothers are able to deliver here through SHA. The data we have received from the facility is very encouraging,” she said.
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