Swenani wrote:washiku wrote:I have been trying to get info about this NHIF thing but nobody seems to have convincing/concrete info. Does it cover all forms of payments? Is it only on public hospitals? ANybody using it?
If you are a civil servant, then they pay for all forms of ailments under inpatient and outpatient.
If you are not, then they just pay for your bed costs which is fixed at I think 2k per day
The civil servant NHIF outpatient cover has been significantly mismanaged by NHIF themselves (delayed funds, arbitrary lowering of medical cover limits, etc) forcing most private and mission-run health facilities to pull off the deal, leaving public hospitals to run the show. But even in these, the same problems persist and many have been forced to come up with exemptions and lists indicating that they do not cover all services or drugs just because one is a civil servant.
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.