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No decision on taxes funding NHI, says Finance Minister
It seems not even Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana knows what the funding model for the impending NHI is likely to be, with the Minister...
Small taxbase makes NHI unsustainable – Discovery CEO
The NHI, in its current form, is not only irrational but risks destabilising the country’s tax base, says Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore, who...
NHI funds should not be in state’s hands – Profmed CEO
Profmed CEO Craig Comrie said the NHI Bill lacks a proper funding model and gives too much control to the Health Minister, and that...
NHI scheme will open doors to corruption
The possibilities for corruption in the National Health Insurance scheme are endless as it will effectively put around R600m in funding under the control...
Fix current system before NHI implementation
A patient-centred health system will remain an illusion under the NHI unless the public health system is ramped up to better serve users and...
Judgment reserved in first NHI challenge
Government often gets criticised for a lack of planning, but is now under fire for doing planning, counsel for the government argued in the...
First NHI legal challenge kicks off today as Ramaphosa prepares to sign Bill
With President Cyril Ramaphosa poised to sign the contentious National Health Insurance Bill into law before the upcoming May elections, the first of several...
Government stands firm against avalanche of NHI backlash
While legal challenges are being lined up against the National Health Insurance Bill – which last week passed through the final parliamentary steps –...
How the scheme will be funded
Commentators have published criticisms about the alleged lack of funding details in the NHI Bill, writes Nicholas Crisp in The Star but no one...
NHI now closer to becoming law after passing NCOP hurdle
South Africa is one step closer to implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI) system, after the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted in favour...
ANC blind to the facts in its stubborn adherence to NHI gospel
Attempts to bulldoze the unworkable NHI Bill into reality are foolhardy and driven by ideology and very little common sense, writes City Press editor...
NHI heading for 'Eskom-level stuff-up'
The new national health service legislation (NHI), which will eventually outlaw Discovery, ParMed, GEMS, PolMed and all the other private medical aids, is going...
Decriminalisation of drugs will reduce public health threats
The Global Commission on Drug Policy’s latest report, published before World Aids Day on 1 December, describes decriminalisation of drug use as an essential...
NHI Bill vote delayed as doctors and business urge amendments
A crucial vote on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was postponed yesterday, bringing relief to business groups and health professionals who had urged...
There may yet be a role for medical schemes under NHI, says legal expert
The state cannot force people to register as users of the National Health Insurance (NHI) fund, which raises the question of the rights of...
HFA opposes proposed medical scheme tax credits’ removal
The Health Funders Association (HFA) has slammed the idea of medical scheme tax credits being a potential solution to funding the National Health Insurance...
One step closer for NHI as NCOP committee adopts Bill, unchanged
Business groups which were hoping that the controversial NHI Bill clause relating to the role of medical schemes would be tweaked, were disappointed this...
Low-cost medical aid options will help sustain NHI
Instead of limiting healthcare, as will be the case under the NHI in its current form, we need to build on what we have...
Medical aid tax rebates to go to NHI
Tax credits for medical aid members will now be diverted to the NHI Fund instead, government said this week, spelling bad news for members...
Key healthcare players flag NHI risk
Big players in the healthcare industry have flagged concerns about the NHI in their latest annual reports, raising the impact of the scheme as...
Health reforms possible if we leapfrog political sclerosis
By too rigidly focusing on the NHI Bill, argues Spotlight editor Marcus Low, government risks losing sight of the many other interesting answers to...
Corruption fears as Kenyan President signs UHC Bill
Kenyan President William Ruto has approved controversial legislation in the biggest shake-up of the health sector in more than 20 years, with a new...
Public support for NHI in Eastern Cape but opposition parties say no
Most attendees at hearings conducted across the Eastern Cape last week by the provincial Health Committee to solicit communities’ views on the National Health...
Fiscal reason versus NHI fundamentalism
There are “irreconcilable messages” within the ANC government over National Health Insurance (NHI), writes Financial Mail editor Rob Rose. So the legislative tweaks proposed...
NHI concerns aired at Cape public hearings
There was unanimous agreement from several concerned healthcare groups and medical schemes in Cape Town last week that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill,...
Constructive solutions vital for quality healthcare in SA
For private healthcare to continue in South Africa, reforms in this sphere, as well as NHI Bill amendments, will be necessary, writes Nicola Theron...
Concern that NHI will widen inequality as comment deadline ends
Leading business groups as well as the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) are among the many objectors to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill...
Phaahla defends R26bn spent on prepping for NHI
Health Minister Joe Phaahla came under fire in Parliament when he said government had spent R26bn over the past decade to prepare for the...
NHI may not be best solution, Finance Minister says
With Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana expressing frank scepticism about the sustainability of the National Health Insurance (NHI), a new survey has shown that the...
BHF raises more concerns about NHI
Healthcare leaders have said public healthcare funding should not increase at the expense of medical schemes, highlighting the need to clarify ambiguities in the...
NHI a complex process as part of wider plan to reform health sector – Crisp
The National Health Insurance (NHI) is not simply about redistributing resources between the public and private health sectors, but one component of the plan...
NHI tax ‘ask’ unaffordable, says organised business
The tax increases the state needs to finance National Health Insurance are unrealistic, says organised business, warning that to raise an extra R200bn in...
BHF calls for Minister’s powers in NHI to be slashed
The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) had pleaded for a reduction in the Health Minister’s powers in the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, saying...
Public comments deadline extended for NHI Bill
The deadline for written submissions on the National Health Insurance Bill has been extended from 1 September to 15 September, Parliament's Select Committee on...
How medical aid premiums are calculated and spent
The Council of Medical Schemes (CMS) recently announced that 2024 monthly premium increases should be capped at 5%, but with permission, this could rocket up...
Harness private sector help for best possible NHI – HFA CEO
National Health Insurance (NHI) has the potential to make or break SA healthcare, depending on the strength of its foundation. But it will require...
Other options than NHI for quality UHC
One of the most damaging aspects of our public discourse on National Health Insurance (NHI) is the mistaken notion that the only two options...
Dose of reality splatters NHI fantasy
There are vague signs that some people in the higher echelons of government are beginning to catch on to the fact that the much...
NHI restructuring will impact 130 000 jobs
The inevitable restructuring process which will be kickstarted when the NHI comes into effect will see provinces losing their health functions and closing down...
Doctors' petition urges NCOP to reject NHI Bill
Doctors have lodged a last-ditch effort to stop the passing of the National Health Insurance Bill, which has been given the green light by...