Private healthcare providers refusing outpatient services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) will face severe consequences, including the possibility of being shut down.

Health Principal Secretary (PS) Harry Kimtai stated that the government will not succumb to intimidation by private healthcare providers and insisted that all claims exceeding Sh10 million must be substantiated.

Private hospitals are demanding Sh30 billion in debt owed by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).

Some of these facilities have suspended SHA services.