GOVERNMENT says it will commence investigations into allegations that patients under NHIMA are being denied services by health care providers due to delayed payment of claims by the health insurance body. In the National Assembly, Wednesday, acting Labour Minister Chushi Kasanda said government was, however, not aware that patients under NHIMA were being denied services by health care providers. Kasanda was responding to PF Kasenegwa MP Philimon Twasa who wanted to find out if government was aware that patients under the NHIMA being denied services by health care providers due to delayed payment of claims by the National Health Insurance Management Authority. “Government is not aware that patients who are members of the National Health Insurance Scheme are being denied...

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