KMPDU Secretary-General [Photo/nation.co.ke]
Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu was on Saturday condemned by Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union secretary general Ouma Oluga for suspending the directive that had earlier been issued by the NHIFOluga termed Mailu's move to suspend the directive as 'unilaterally'"That the CS can unilaterally make a decision on NHIF is an accountability problem as the four visits per year directive," Oluga tweetedOluga also accused the National Government of failing to involve other health officials in making decisions concerning the health sector.This is after NHIF CEO announced that the NHIF cardholders would be able to access any accredited health facility without paying extra cash"This meant that the larger the family, the fewer services would be available for each member of the family. This is one way of dealing with fraud since a member would have control over the number of visits, which are fixed-for-service, meaning NHIF would only pay a facility the actual cost incurred and not the initial Sh1,500 cap for all facilities per year,” Geoffrey Mwangi said.CS Mwilu stated that NHIF cardholders should continue enjoying health services without limit.