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We reject 'rigid controls', doctors tell Duale on insurance plan

KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah. [File,Standard]

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has rejected a proposal by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to block insurance claim pre-authorisations by doctors during official working hours.

Duale plans to direct the Social Health Authority (SHA) and Digital Health Authority (DHA) to reprogram insurance systems to reject claims pre-authorised by public doctors between 8 am and 5 pm, allowing such authorisations only during off-duty hours.

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