Several private hospitals across the country risk closure due to delayed compensation by the National Government, an association has warned.
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) raised concern over persistent delays in reimbursing its members billions of shillings in arrears owed under the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the defunct NHIF.
In a press statement issued in Meru, RUPHA, which brings together 700 private and faith-based hospitals warned that the unpaid claims have pushed many facilities to the brink of shutting down amid mounting debts.
RUPHA Chairman Dr Brian Lishenga said the national government owes private hospitals Sh33 billion in NHIF arrears and Sh43 billion in SHA liabilities, amounting to Sh76 billion.
