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.
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Health Minister refuses to say how NHI will be funded
Motsoaledi insists that equalising healthcare shouldn’t be held back by funding concerns, and he challenges the assumptions behind the cost estimates.
Another organisation says it won’t sign the Presidential Health Compact
The South African Health Professionals Collaboration says the document is biased towards solidifying support for NHI.
Organisations won’t sign Presidential Health Compact because it endorses NHI Act
Business Unity South Africa and the South African Medical Association are unhappy about references to NHI in the document.
Momentum’s NHI cost estimate is ‘mathematical hooliganism’, says Health Minister
Aaron Motsoaledi wants to engage with with stakeholders who are in favour of universal health coverage but have objections to the NHI Act.
Another setback for CMS in legal battle over LCBO documents
The signing of the NHI Act does not mean the BHF is letting up in its fight for regulations on low-cost benefit options.
Solidarity and BHF file court papers challenging NHI
The trade union says moves are afoot for members of the National Assembly to bring an application against the NHI Act.
How the NHI shake-up may impact South African healthcare
There are concerns about the sustainability of private providers and whether the public will face higher costs to maintain their current level of healthcare.
NHI ‘collaboration’ means different things to the government and the private sector
In an interview this week, President Ramaphosa was asked whether South Africans will pay higher taxes to fund NHI.
NHI: We are going to have equality whether people like it or not, says Ramaphosa
Solidarity and AfriForum are the first out of the starting blocks with legal challenges to the NHI Act.
Medical schemes assure members that NHI is a long way off
The expected legal challenges to the legislation and the pressure on the state’s finances could delay full implementation of the system for many years.
