Sh6bn debt rocks teachers’ medical insurance cover

The Medical Administrator Kenya Limited (MAKL) is yet to pay hospitals Sh11.6 billion accrued from April last year.

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Lower cadre teachers may soon be forced to pay more to access medical services in private rural hospitals following the failure of their insurance administrator to disburse funds.

Medical Administrators Kenya Limited (MAKL), which oversees the medical scheme for teachers in grades B5 to D2, is yet to pay rural hospital operators Sh6.01 billion in outstanding claims running as far back as July last year.

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