AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world’s poorest countries

A joint investigation says Kenya’s Social Health Authority uses an algorithm and proxy means testing to set health insurance premiums.

The system appears to overestimate poorer households’ ability to pay and undercharge wealthier ones.

Patients are reportedly facing unaffordable premiums, delayed care, and denied treatment, while hospitals wait for reimbursements.

The issue threatens Kenya’s goal of expanding affordable healthcare and could worsen inequality.