Public servants including teachers, police officers, and other civil servants will be denied treatment in several private hospitals starting Monday, February 24.
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) announced on Thursday February 20, 2025 that its member hospitals will stop providing medical services to civil servants due to unpaid bills that have accumulated over the past year.
Unpaid Debts Force Service Suspension
According to RUPHA, the insurer responsible for covering teachers and police officers has failed to settle outstanding payments, leaving hospitals with significant financial burdens.
“We will stop providing medical services to police and teachers using the government insurance from Monday,” stated Rev Joseph Kariuki, Deputy Chairperson of RUPHA.
The association emphasized that unless the government clears the pending debts, its member hospitals will not resume treating civil servants.
SHA patients also affected
Beyond police officers and teachers, RUPHA warned that it could also stop treating patients covered under the Social Health Authority (SHA) if payment issues persist.
SHA, which replaced the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), has also reportedly failed to clear outstanding bills.
This move could leave thousands of civil servants and SHA beneficiaries without access to critical healthcare services in private hospitals across the country.
