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    "id": 1378399,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1378399/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": "It is on this background that I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health on the following: 1. Could the Chairperson explain the criteria used to prioritise settlement of NHIF claims to eligible hospitals and reasons why certain facilities are paid fully while others are not? 2. Could the Chairperson explain why there are delays in payment of monies owed by NHIF to some hospitals, particularly the Kenyatta National Hospital and the Nairobi County facilities, for services already rendered? 3. Could the Chairperson outline the plans, if any, that the Government has put in place to cushion detained patients with outstanding bills beyond NHIF settlement through waivers of bills, including a possible framework for a waiver by both county and national hospitals? 4. Could the Chairperson give the timelines in which the Government is planning to release approximately Ksh32 billion owed to all NHIF-accredited Government and private hospitals, including the Ksh480 million owed to the Nairobi County medical facilities and Ksh1.6 billion owed to Kenyatta National Hospital and provide a report on all accruals and payments made to health facilities for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023? 5. Could the Chairperson outline the measures that the Government is putting in place to ensure that no person is denied emergency medical treatment regardless of NHIF approval?"
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