The Department of Health (DoH) will seek to set aside the Pretoria High Court’s ruling that a certificate of need (CoN) is unconstitutional and invalid, saying the court’s decision has “serious implications” for […]
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has once again indicated that National Health Insurance (NHI) will be phased in based on the funds available. Earlier this month, Dr Phaahla told a virtual event hosted […]
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla says the government plans to implement National Health Insurance (NHI) incrementally and gradually phase out the role medical schemes play in funding private healthcare services, according to reports […]
There is a particularly apt old African saying: When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. In his opening address at the 2022 Board of Healthcare Funders annual conference, the Minister of […]
Up to 20 million low-income South Africans could afford basic private healthcare services if the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) developed a framework for low-cost benefit options (LCBO), according to Business Day. The […]
Discovery chief executive Adrian Gore has told Business Day that the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system is “a moral imperative” for the country that he supports fully, although he said it would […]
Business Day reported on an FSCA briefing for the select committee on finance on Tuesday on the current status of the Conduct of Financial Institutions (Cofi) Bill. “The Treasury is processing the bill. […]
A payroll tax and a surcharge on personal income tax will be considered as additional sources of funding for National Health Insurance (NHI) once the necessary reforms “are ready”, the Department of Health’s […]
Large permanent increases in government spending, such as for a basic income grant or National Health Insurance (NHI), will have to be met by a permanent increase in revenue, which will mean higher […]
National Treasury has put National Health Insurance (NHI) on the backburner because of the slow progress in getting the project off the ground. In the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, Treasury said there […]
National Treasury has put National Health Insurance (NHI) on the backburner because of the slow progress in getting the project off the ground. In the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, Treasury said there […]
Bert Lance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration, is attributed with coining this phrase. Bad grammar apart, he believed he could save Uncle Sam billions […]
Bert Lance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration, is attributed with coining this phrase. Bad grammar apart, he believed he could save Uncle Sam billions […]
Legalbrief Today reported yesterday on articles in Die Burger and the Cape Argus on briefings to Parliament’s Health Committee by the Health Professions Council (HPCSA) and the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF). The […]
