Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has published a new document breaking down treatment tariffs that will be used under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).
As explained in the document,
Kenyans with SHIF insurance policies will access six free
services at SHIF-accredited hospitals in the country.
Among the services Kenyans will
be able to access include; access to Antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, HIV
testing and follow-up tests, family planning, antimalarial medication, and testing.
Anti-tuberculosis and
immunization services for children will also be offered for free.
On the other hand, the Ministry
also released guidelines and tariffs for common services such as
outpatient and inpatient.
The tariff for outpatient
services was put at Ksh2,000 with a limit of four visits per person in a year.
Outpatient services include;
consultation, diagnosis, and treatment, prescribed laboratory, and
investigations, and basic radiological examinations including X-rays,
ultrasounds, prescription, drug administration, and dispensing.
On the other hand, in-patient
services offered at Level 4-6 facilities will be charged at different rates
depending on the facility's categorization.
For instance, at Level 4
facilities, in-patient services will be charged at Ksh3,500 while the tariff
for Level 5 facilities will be Ksh4,000.
At Level 6 health facilities,
the impatient tariff was proposed at Ksh5,000.
The scope of inpatient services
includes hospital accommodation charges, meals, and nursing care in a general
ward bed.
Normal delivery and essential
newborn care will be charged at Ksh11,200 while caesarean section and essential
newborn care will be charged at Ksh32,600
Meanwhile, for the preservation
of bodies in mortuaries, the cover will be limited to 5 days at a rate of
Sh500 per day.
Kenyans have been asked to give
their view on the charges and submit their proposals before June 17.
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