No proposed compromise on NHI is on the table, says Health Minister
The Hospital Association of SA’s proposal for mandatory health insurance aims to shift millions of formally employed citizens to private coverage.
The Hospital Association of SA’s proposal for mandatory health insurance aims to shift millions of formally employed citizens to private coverage.
Motsoaledi insists that equalising healthcare shouldn’t be held back by funding concerns, and he challenges the assumptions behind the cost estimates.
Aaron Motsoaledi wants to engage with with stakeholders who are in favour of universal health coverage but have objections to the NHI Act.
Headlines characterising the High Court’s judgment as a huge blow to NHI ‘are in the same mould as Bell Pottinger propaganda’.
The High Court finds that sections of the National Health Act providing for a Certificate of Need scheme do not pass constitutional muster.
But statements by the Minister of Health indicate the ANC does not believe material changes to the NHI Act should be made.
National Treasury will work with the Department of Health on the funding scenarios outlined in the 2017 White Paper.
Meanwhile, Solidarity suffers a setback in its efforts to halt the government’s preparations for implementing the system.
The substantial tax increases would have to be implemented in an already tough economic environment, says a report by FTI Consulting.