October 21, 2015

NEWS : COTU CONDITIONS TO BACK NHIF SCHEME

BY IRENE WAMBUA

COTU secretary general Francis Atwoli yesterday said that the union will back NHIF if it enters into a binding contract with all government hospital as health providers for its members.

The contract by the health insurer according to Atwoli must contain a clause that will compel all public health facilities to have a wing set aside exclusively to NHIF contributing members.

OTU demands that NHIF enters a binding contract with all Government hospitals as health provides to set aside a complete wing dedicated solely to all NHIF card-holders," reads a statement by Atwoli in part. "Such holders will be able to walk in and out without any hitch and this will ease the many complaints currently being raised by contributors as they seek services against their contributions," he added
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000180253/kenya-cotu-gives-conditions-to-back-nhif-scheme

COTU demands that NHIF enters a binding contract with all Government hospitals as health provides to set aside a complete wing dedicated solely to all NHIF card-holders," reads a statement by Atwoli in part. 

"Such holders will be able to walk in and out without any hitch and this will ease the many complaints currently being raised by contributors as they seek services against their contributions," he added


The COTU boss warned that the obsession by NHIF to engage private health providers and hospitals may lead to the collapse of the institution, adding that most of the entities are run by corrupt persons.



"Such holders will be able to walk in and out without any hitch and this will ease the many complaints currently being raised by contributors as they seek services against their contributions," he added.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000180253/kenya-cotu-gives-conditions-to-back-nhif-scheme
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli yesterday said the union will back NHIF if it enters into a binding contract with all Government hospitals as health providers for its members.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000180253/kenya-cotu-gives-conditions-to-back-nhif-scheme

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