Government To Make Subscription To National Health Insurance Fund Compulsory

The Kenyan government is to implement a policy making subscription to the country's citizens National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) mandatory if any medical services from hospitals are to be received. The much-delayed new NHIF is to be launched in early 2010, according to the Minister of Medical Services. At present 1.6mn Kenyans are covered by the NHIF (a figure which increases to 9.5mn when including dependants), while around 400,000 more have private medical insurance. This leaves 70% of the population without any form of health insurance.

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