[Reproduced below is the substance of a letter mailed by the Unashig CEO this afternoon to NHIF's Ag. CEO]
You will recall that two members of the
Unashig Board joined me in a meeting in your office in April this year. Our
purpose was to find out how soon Unashig Members could launch their Enhanced
Health Insurance cover. You advised us that a new policy would be in place by
mid-June 2019, and that new contracts reflecting the new policy might be signed
to take effect in July 2019.
Unashig Kenya PLC is a company
established by current and past academic and non-academic staff of the
University of Nairobi, as well as other shareholders who are Kenyan citizens,
to leverage our group size to meet enhanced health insurance costs. We believe
that group-funding should bring down the
premiums to a more affordable level for every participating family. Some 165
members have already contributed over KES 11 million toward the Enhanced Health
Insurance. The money is in the Unashig bank account at KCB awaiting remittance
to NHIF depending on the requirements of your new policy. The money was
collected on the basis of a premium rate (indicated to us in a draft contract
with NHIF in 2017-18) of KES 66,000/-
per family size of up to M+3. Depending on the affordable options available,
the number of Unashig members paying tor the cover could easily rise to 350 or
more, in response to the continuing breakdown of University Health Services.
Quite obviously, the times have since
changed. Consequently, we are interested to know if any of your newly available
benefits-packages and related limits and premiums might be attractive, and
affordable, to our members within the premium ceiling of KSH 66,000/- per M+3.
Alternatively, we would like to consult with our members concerning the package
to opt for even if it should
require an additional premium over and
above the KES 66,000/- previously set for a family of 4 (that is, or M+3).
An early response from your office
would be greatly appreciated. We are not asking for a grant. We simply wish to
have NHIF cover fully paid for by us, with the first year of cover beginning in
July 2019.
