{
  "id": 733082,
  "title": "SHA announces payment of pending NHIF claims worth Ksh10M and below",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/sha-announces-payment-of-pending-nhif-claims-worth-ksh10m-and-below",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/sha-announces-payment-of-pending-nhif-claims-worth-ksh10m-and-below"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Social Health Authority (SHA) has announced the processing of pending healthcare claims worth Ksh10 million and below arising from the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), offering relief to healthcare providers awaiting payment. In a notice dated on X on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, SHA said the payments will be made in four batches following the completion of a claims verification and sign-off exercise. The authority confirmed that the first batch of payments has already been processed, with a list of the healthcare facilities included in the first batch attached to the notice and made available on the SHA website.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "SHA starts verification of pending NHIF claims worth Ksh10M and above",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/sha-starts-verification-of-pending-nhif-claims-worth-ksh10m-and-above",
        "published": "2026-08-13T07:53:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}