A parliamentary committee has recommended that Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital develop a formal patient bill waiver policy.
The Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital. [Courtesy]
A parliamentary committee has called for the establishment of a policy to waive patients’ bills in medical facilities, complete with a vetting committee.
This is after the committee noted unsupported waivers of patient bills at the Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) running into millions of shillings without supporting documents.
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