Ramaphosa sings the praises of government pushing through NHI – despite looming legal and operational problems.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the government will push ahead with National Health Insurance , despite wide rejection from industry players of the coming laws in their current form.
He said a major milestone towards this goal has been achieved with the adoption of the National Health Insurance Bill by the Portfolio Committee on Health, which will soon be debated in the National Assembly. “As the NHI Bill is finalised through the legislative process and as it is implemented, we are determined to ensure that it both fulfils its goal of universal access to quality health care and builds on the significant capabilities of the public and private health sectors.
“While SAMA supports the principle of UHC, it does not support the Bill in its current form,” it said. “Accordingly, there are significant concerns with regard to the provision of healthcare services to patients in the country should the bill be taken forward,” it said.
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