Tag: Teachers’ Medical Insurance

𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒' 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒 The National Assembly Committee on Education has put medical service providers on the spot over persistent challenges in the Teachers’ Medical Insurance Scheme. Appearing before the Committee were Mr. Parmanand Mishra, Chief Operating Officer of Medical Administrators Kenya Ltd (MAKL), Dr. Felix Wanjala, CEO of Bliss Healthcare, and Mr. James Njuguna, GM Operations at MAKL. The consortium, led by Minet Kenya, was awarded the tender for the 2022-2025 period under a hybrid model that combines capitation and insurance. Other consortium members include Bliss GVS Healthcare, Medical Administrators Kenya Limited, Old Mutual, CIC, Britam, Pioneer Assurance, and Star Disco...

TSC is ordered by SHA to discontinue Minet in favor of new teachers' medical insurance. The Social Health Authority (SHA) has recommended that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) cancel its existing medical insurance agreement with Minet Kenya and enroll teachers in the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund instead. This audacious proposal comes just days after the TSC told the Parliament's Education Committee that SHA was unable to incorporate more than 300,000 instructors from around the nation into its healthcare system. In addition to this, Parliament has deemed the deal an "amorphous structure" and is now urging TSC to end its contract with Minet Insurance brokers and a consortium of underwriters that provide medical cover services to teachers. According to Kibra MP Peter ...