Hospitals have warned that the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) could collapse within the next 12 months if funding challenges afflicting its implementation are not addressed.

The revelation came on a day that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua-allied MPs demanded an explanation on from the government on how it procured the Sh104.8 billion Social Health Authority (SHA) system following revelations by the Auditor General that it was run by private entities.