You guys need to read what the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) will cover going forward.
1. Maternity – For deliveries, SHIF will only remit Sh11,200 for normal deliveries and Sh32,600 for Caesarian section.
2. Hospital stay – Hospital stay is restricted to only 48 hours for normal delivery and 72 hours for C-Section.
3. Mothers with complications beyond 48 hours for normal delivery and 72 hours for C-Section will have to undergo fresh vetting before accessing services under SHIF.
4. The new SHIF does not cover Antenatal Care (ANC) hospital visits. Itabidi, you go back to being screened by TBAs (Traditional Birth Attendants). juu, your president has a PhD. in Miti Shamba (Plant Ecology).
5. In males, prostrate cancer screening will only be covered to males aged over 55 years, whereas colon cancer screening will only be covered in males aged more than 40 years.
6. In women, screening for cervical cancer will only be covered to those aged between 30 and 50 years. Age capping is a drawback to early diagnosis of cervical cancer, which kills at least nine women every day in the country. The disease manifests itself in younger women.
7. The Fund will also pay Sh935 (nine hundred and thirty five) for consultation and dispensing of eyeglasses, with a limit of Sh1,000 (one thousand) per household, a service which is limited to beneficiaries below 18yrs.
8. Mortuary – The scope under end of life services includes preparation and storage of a body in a mortuary, a service the cover will pay Sh500 per day, capped at five days.
9. In patient – Tariff for medical inpatient services is capped at between Sh3,500 to Sh5,000 at Level 4,5, and 6 hospitals, respectively. However, this shall be limited to up to 50 (fifty) days per household annually. Take note of the word, PER HOUSEHOLD.
And you people still say you have a country and your Mpig is supporting the bill… via Gabriel Oguda
Enyewe Ruto and his puppets MUST GO
Enyewe Ruto and his puppets MUST GO
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