Medical Services Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai is urging members of the public to\u00a0update details of their dependants on the Social Health Authority (SHA) portal.<\/p>\n
He said this will ensure seamless service delivery at health facilities.<\/p>\n
The PS who led ministry officials and those from SHA in a meeting with\u00a0the\u00a0County Executive Committee Members\u00a0Health Caucus assured the public that challenges experienced at the initial phase of the SHA rollout are being tackled.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe enrolment has been successful. We have agreed in this meeting that we will work with Counties to increase registration,\u201d he\u00a0explained at the meeting\u00a0held in Nairobi\u00a0on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Mr Kimtai observed that they had realised that as people were registering, they were not adding their dependants.<\/p>\n
He observed that they would collaborate with the Counties to ensure that enrolled members enlist their dependants for seamless service delivery.<\/p>\n
Members will be required to\u00a0specify the type of relationship with each dependant\u00a0and for those\u00a0under the age of 18, the applicant must also provide a birth certificate.<\/p>\n
PS Kimtai\u00a0said the meeting with the CEC Health Caucus was critical to ensure the success of the SHA rollout.<\/p>\n
He assured the public that once the system is fully functional,\u00a0the SHA will offer more benefits that were previously not enjoyed under NHIF.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have three funds as opposed to the NHIF that had one fund. The\u00a0Primary\u00a0Healthcare\u00a0Fund that will cater for free\u00a0medical treatment of patients registered under SHA at dispensaries and health centres,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
For those who have paid up their contributions, there are additional benefits including enhanced outpatient, inpatient, and emergency care, as well as a robust for mental critical illnesses, major surgeries,\u00a0under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).<\/p>\n
The third is the\u00a0Emergency, Chronic, & Critical Illness Fund that will offer\u00a0emergency cover for all\u00a0for\u00a0conditions\u00a0like cancer, kidney disease requiring dialysis, and other similar\u00a0ailments.<\/p>\n
The PS said\u00a0for the first time since enactment of the 2010 Constitution, the Government will\u00a0provide\u00a0free\u00a0emergency treatment to all Kenyans.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to assure the public that they will get more benefits than they did\u00a0under NHIF,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n
The SHA contribution amounts\u00a0to 2.75 per cent of the household income.\u00a0For those\u00a0not on payroll, a fair premium will be determined based on their\u00a0capability using a means testing tool.<\/p>\n
The Social Health Authority\u00a0is\u00a0designed to offer quality and accessible health care cover for all\u00a0Kenyans\u00a0and\u00a0comes with a robust digitisation process, which will eliminate\u00a0fraud.<\/p>\n
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