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Secretary General Ouma Olunga says medical practitioners are yet to be paid about Sh700 million by insurance companies after services rendered\/LEAH MUENI<\/p><\/div>\n

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 26 – The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist union (KMPDU) has blamed insurance companies for the high cost of fees charged by medical and dental practitioners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The union says insurance companies take too long to pay medical practitioners after services are rendered. <\/p>\n

Secretary General Ouma Olunga says medical practitioners are yet to be paid about Sh700 million by insurance companies after services rendered. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes even a year sometimes two years for us to get the money, this should stop. KMPDU will endeavour to recover all third party payers all the money owed to doctors for services already rendered for which there is documentation and proof that the amount is due,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Olunga says it should not exceed 30 days from the date the services were rendered. <\/p>\n

The union has also called for a review of medical insurance premiums downwards by 20 percent in line with reduction of doctors\u2019 professional fees.<\/p>\n

Olunga says the union supports President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2018s Universal Health Coverage by 2020. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to a better healthcare in line with Universal Health Coverage, It can only be possible if more medical practitioners are employed and money set aside for drugs and equipment,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n