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Originally published by Capital Newstop
December 18, 2025
13h ago
KMPDU rejects proposed time-based restrictions on insurance claim pre-authorisations by public hospitals’ doctors, says move impractical
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale indicating that the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the Digital Health Agency (DHA) could be directed to reprogram insurance systems to block pre-authorisations issued by public sector doctors during official duty hours, allowing such approva..
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The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has strongly rejected a proposed policy by the Ministry of Health that would automatically block insurance claims pre-authorised by doctors in public hospitals during official working hours.
- The proposed policy aims to prevent conflicts of interest and diversion of patients to private facilities, but the union argues it is impractical and disconnected from the realities of Kenya's public health system.
- The KMPDU National Executive Council (NEC), including Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah, stated that time-based restrictions are "operationally unrealistic" given chronic workforce shortages and extended working hours.
- The union highlighted a lack of consultation with organised labour and warned of "appropriate industrial, legal, or advocacy action" if the policy proceeds unilaterally.
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