The Select Committee on Health and Social Services has extended the deadline for public comments on the National Health Insurance Bill.
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services has extended the deadline for public comments on the contentious National Health Insurance Bill by two weeks.
The Bill has received wide criticism from the private healthcare sector and has been questioned on its constitutionality by medical aid providers, the public, business leaders and even parliament’s own legal service. The government itself has not provided any estimate for how much money will be required to run the scheme, but researchers have put the total cost anywhere between R300 billion and R660 billion a year.
Currently, South Africa does not have the budget to afford the NHI, with it only being possible if taxes are increased. South African taxpayers are already overtaxed.
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