NHI Fund won’t seize medical schemes’ reserves, says government
The government publishes a factsheet outlining the case for NHI and how it envisages the scheme will work.
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Legal precedent set as Odendaal’s assets forfeited in Steinhoff fraud battle
The SARB has forfeited to the state cash totalling R42m from Berdine Odendaal’s bank accounts, as well as her R18m property in Paarl’s Val de Vie estate.
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Treasury hasn’t done any new work on the cost of NHI – report
Factsheet merely confirms what we already know about how the scheme will be funded.
Why NHI will restrict freedom of choice when it comes to private health care
Health department deputy director-general says NHI could function as efficiently as Sars or the Airports Company.
‘Win’ for health department in battle over NHI-linked Certificate of Need
The High Court will have to revisit the constitutionality of certificates that determine where doctors can work.
NHI Bill is a ‘charade’ that will collapse eventually, says BLSA
Department of Health director-general says NHI can be built despite the dire condition of the public healthcare system.
‘Many years’ to go before NHI poses a threat to medical schemes, says Discovery
CEO Ryan Noach says there’s ‘no way’ the government can nationalise members’ contributions.
NHI Certificate of Need booted into touch
In addition, High Court grants a costs order against the Department of Health.
Ruling on ‘unconstitutional’ certificates won’t stop NHI, says health minister
The High Court’s decision that requiring healthcare practitioners to obtain a certificate of need (CoN) is unconstitutional will not stop the Department of Health from implementing National Health Insurance (NHI), says Minister of […]
BHF takes legal action against the CMS to compel it to review the LCBO guidelines
The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has applied to the High Court in Pretoria to overturn the moratorium that effectively prohibits medical schemes from providing low-cost benefit options (LCBOs) to South Africans who […]
Timeline for implementing NHI is ‘years to decades’, says health department’s deputy D-G
The Department of Health’s timeline for the full implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI) was “years to decades”, Dr Nicholas Crisp, the deputy director general in the department responsible for the implementation of […]
Medicines regulator reports first death in SA linked to Covid vaccine
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has reported a fatal case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 Janssen vaccine. This is the first reported link between […]
Health department will seek to have ‘anti-NHI ruling’ set aside
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 […]
NHI will be phased in, says Phaahla
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 […]
Payroll tax, surcharge on income tax will be considered to fund NHI
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 […]
