Nairobi, May 3 -- Patients with chronic diseases such as cancer and kidney failure will receive unlimited National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover under the proposed revised rules that will increase monthly contributions for workers to 2.75 percent of their pay.

The draft NHIF regulations published on Tuesday are seeking to remove caps on benefits that patients with chronic illnesses can access, easing the burden on families.

Patients will continue to access costly services such as dialysis, chemotherapy and radiotherapy in public hospitals once they exhaust their limits in private facilities like Nairobi Hospital.

The changes are tied to the proposed increase in contributions to share of the salary, which will see workers earn more...