Private hospital through the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) have called off the ongoing Social Health Authority (SHA) boycott of services.
This follows President William Ruto’s directive on Wednesday promising that the government will clear all outstanding NHIF of Ksh 10 million and below.
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Through a statement, RUPHA noted that they will continue to follow up on the President’s directive and government implementation of the orders.
“The Executive Committee of the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) acknowledges the progress made following our collective action, which has resulted in President William Samoei Ruto’s directive to begin settling NHIF arrears and establish a verification process for larger claims.
We recognize that this directive does not fully resolve all concerns but represents a critical first step in addressing the financial distress facing healthcare facilities. After extensive deliberations, we have reached a decision to call off the boycott of SHA services, effective immediately, while closely monitoring the government’s actions to ensure full implementation of its commitments,” read the statement
Private hospitals which also comprise of faith-based hospitals have been facing financial challenges since the implementation of SHA saying that the claims owed to the government under NHIF are slowly bringing there services to a halt.
