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Table 2 NHIF premiums before and after the 2015 reform in Kenya shillings (KES)/ United States Dollars (USD)

From: Examining purchasing reforms towards universal health coverage by the National Hospital Insurance Fund in Kenya

Type of sector

Monthly salary range 1USD = KES 100)

Monthly premium before the reform

Monthly premium after the reform

Formal sector

KES 1000–5999 (USD 10–59)

KES 30–120 (USD 0.3–1.2)

KES 150 (USD 1.5)

KES 6000–7999 (USD 60–79)

KES 140–160 (USD 1.4–1.6)

KES 300 (USD 3)

KES 8000–11,999 (USD 80–119)

KES 180–240 (USD 1.8–2.4)

KES 400 (USD 4)

KES 12,000–14,999 (USD 120–149)

KES 260–300 (USD 2.6–3)

KES 500 (USD 5)

KES 15,000 and above (USD 150 and above)

KES 320 (USD 3.2)

KES 600–1700 (USD 6–17)

Informal sector (self-employed)

No salary ranges.

KES 160 (USD 1.6)

KES 500 (USD 5)