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Health CS admits fraud at NHIF through fake claims by hospitals

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Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha at Lugulu Mission Hospital on January 2, 2024. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

Health CS Susan Nakhumicha has acknowledged a significant financial fraud within the National Health Insurance Fund, with private hospitals allegedly submitting counterfeit claims, leading to the embezzlement of billions of shillings.

Nakhumicha said: "The claim records received by the Ministry from private hospitals unmistakably reveal extensive fraud, perpetrated through the issuance of fabricated patient records."

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