Nairobi, June 2 -- Patients on company-sponsored insurance covers are bearing a higher cost of their hospital bills through co-payment after medical bills jumped 13 percent last year, surpassing the global average.

The workers are also being asked to shoulder an additional part of the insurance premiums as employers race to curb a rise in medical costs.

Findings from Aon's Global Medical Trend Rates Report 2026 forecast that medical costs in Kenya will be stiffest this year at 13.5 percent, outpacing the global average of 9.8 percent.

The reasons include higher labour costs for health care workers, higher charges from doctors and hospitals, and more demand for care and costly new drugs.

The rising costs are now forcing employers to re...