Private Hospitals Respond After CS Duale Clashes with Journalist Over Ksh32 Billion SHA Deficit
The CS has continued to defend SHA despite the gaps...
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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale is under fire from the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) after a confrontation with a journalist regarding a Ksh32 billion Social Health Authority (SHA) deficit.
- RUPHA accuses CS Duale of failing to account for Ksh32 billion in SHA disbursements to private hospitals.
- The controversy stems from a recent exchange where CS Duale deflected questions from a Nation Media journalist, instead criticizing the media house.
- RUPHA claims SHA collected only Ksh56 billion in 9 months to July, while incurring Ksh89 billion in claims, leaving it in the red by Ksh32 billion and deeming it "financially unsustainable."
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