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"speaker_name": "Mukurweini, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Kiai",
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"content": "Pursuant to Standing Order No.33(1), I seek leave of the House for the purpose of discussing the inability by the NHIF to cover hospital bills for COVID-19 disease cases. Recently, the Ministry of Health explained that Kenyans will foot the bills for COVID-19 disease in both public and private hospitals. According to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, the cost burden of financing COVID-19 disease testing and treatment for the NHIF beneficiaries both in the national scheme and enhanced medical schemes will not be financially viable since it is not envisaged in the current NHIF premiums computation and the existing benefits package. He pointed out that pandemics and epidemics are exclusions in health insurance due to their nature, in terms of cost and risk modelling with the uncertainties, beneficiary access, claims reimbursement, scope definition, treatment and care plans."
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