the journey to unveiling social health insurance uh in inched closer today following a national validation exercise of those tariffs to the benefit package by the Ministry of Health the 31 page document as spells out services available to the public under the Primary Health Care fund a social health insurance Fund emergency chronic and critical illness fund are Kenyans who require to travel overseas for medical and surgical procedure are not available locally will be funded up to half a million Shillings here are the details the Ministry of Health Friday conducted a national validation Workshop focused on finalizing the benefit package and tariffs for the Social Health Insurance Fund Health cabinet secretary Debora Baraza says the new health care scheme is designed to enhance both outpatient and inpatient Health Services the first exercise laid down the regulations creating a strong foundation and today we have built upon the foundation by validating the specific tariffs and benefits that will bring this framework to life for millions of Kenyans but as I said under the new model employees will be deducted 2.75% of their gross income which will be allocated to the Social Health Insurance Fund outpatient Primary Health Care Services such as screening for common health conditions immunization as per the KP schedule management of ncds among others will be offered by level two three and selected level four facilities at a cost of 900 Shillings per person annually in terms of comparing it with the benefits package we had in the past it is an improvement and that's why I keep saying that there should be no trepidation about the step that we're taking we definitely going to a better place I keep saying the question is how much better we are not only covering mothers but the whole family so the children as well as the husband um Etc so the cover is more and the amount is more level four to six facilities will provide medical impatient services at a cost of between 3,360 to 4,480 depending on the facility maternity neonatal and child health services will also be available in level two to six Health Facilities with no noral delivery provided at a cost of 10,000 Shillings while cerian section will be done at a cost of 30,000 Shillings 20 services are excluded among them is cosmetic procedures epidemics and pandemics nutritional supplements assisted fertility treatment by IVF the report also lists 557 surgical packages and tariffs available