Social Health Authority suspends MP Shah Hospital from offering services under the insurance scheme on June 23, 2026. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]
The M.P. Shah Hospital has said that it will cooperate with investigations by the Social Health Authority (SHA) after the healthcare provider was temporarily suspended from offering services under government-funded health insurance schemes over billing complaints.
The suspension, which took effect on June 23, 2026, was announced by SHA Chief Executive Officer Mercy Mwangangi and affects services provided under the Primary Healthcare Fund (PHCF), Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund (ECCIF), and the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund (POMSF).
The move comes amid an intensified government crackdown on fraud, overbilling and abuse of public health insurance funds as authorities seek to safeguard taxpayer resources and improve accountability in the healthcare sector.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, M.P. Shah Hospital confirmed that it had received the suspension notice and had already launched an internal review while cooperating fully with SHA investigators.
