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Scrapping NHIF: Everything you need to know about new system, costs, and benefits

Scrapping NHIF: What you should know about new system, costs, and benefits | Pulselive Kenya

Denis Mwangi

<p>State House has moved to further explain what the plan to repeal the National Health Insurance Fund that was approved by Cabinet on August 29.</p>

<p>According to State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, the four bills to be transmitted to Parliament for approval are part of President William Ruto's plan to <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/4-key-agenda-ruto-wants-kenya-kwanza-lawmakers-to-pass-in-parliament/mcnb64h">realise Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which was covered in his manifesto</a>. </p>

<p>The bills poised for presentation to Parliament are as follows:</p>

<h3>1. The Primary Healthcare Bill, 2023. </h3>

<p>The President’s commitment in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto was to employ &amp; initiate payments for community health promoters &amp; integrate preventive &amp; promotive services. </p>

<p>The Primary Health Care Bill 2023 establishes a framework, for the delivery of, access to, &amp; management of primary health care.</p>

<p>It establishes the framework for the 100,000 community health promoters to be commissioned by the President in October 2023 &amp; outlines the services they will offer when they visit households.</p>

President William Ruto visiting patients during the official opening of a level five AAR Hospital in Kiambu on February 15, 2023

<p>The bill provides for the re-organization of service delivery at the Primary Health Care levels; including dispensaries &amp; health centers, where the government shall cater for these services. </p>

<p>This means Kenyans seeking services at these levels can walk in &amp; walk out without incurring any bill. </p>

<h3>2. The Social Health Insurance Bill, 2023. </h3>

<p>In the manifesto, President Ruto also promised to provide social health insurance fund coverage for all Kenyans with no exclusions’ </p>

<p>He also made a commitment to set up the Emergency Medical Treatment Fund to cater to emergencies, cancer treatment &amp; referrals, &amp; to set aside funds for strategic programs &amp; retirees. </p>

<p>This commitment will be actualized by the Social Health Insurance Bill 2023, which establishes <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/president-ruto-starts-plan-to-repeal-nhif-replace-it-with-3-different-organisations/48vsq1p">the authority that shall replace NHIF</a>. </p>

<p>a) A Primary Health Care Fund to cater to preventive &amp; promotive primary care services at the community, dispensary, and health centre levels; </p>

<p>b) A Social Health Insurance Fund that shall cover services such as primary referrals, secondary &amp; tertiary services; and </p>

<p>c) A Chronic Illness &amp; Emergency Fund that provides for chronic illnesses like complications of diabetes, hypertension, cancer management, &amp; emergency treatment.</p>

President William Ruto during the official opening of a level five AAR Hospital in Kiambu on February 15, 2023

<p>These funds are to be managed by a single board &amp; secretariat, based on the proposed 2.75% deductions on household income from both formal &amp; informal sectors.</p>

<h3> 3.The Digital Health Bill, 2023. </h3>

<p>The President also promised an integrated information communication and technology system to enhance telemedicine &amp; health management information systems. </p>

<p>The Digital Health Bill 2023 provides a framework for digital health services, data governance, protection of personal health information, &amp; service delivery through digital health interventions.</p>

<h3>4. The Facility Improvement Financing Bill, 2023. </h3>

<p>The Head of State also promised to allocate dedicated funds for healthcare.</p>

<p> This commitment will be realized through the Facility Improvement Financing Bill 2023, which aims to ring-fence money generated in health facilities, ensuring a predictable, regular, and steady source of funding for health facility operations in the counties.</p>

President William Ruto greeting a staff at the Kerugoya Level 5 Hospital on June 13,2023

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