NHI will ‘definitely’ be funded once the Bill becomes law – Godongwana
National Treasury will work with the Department of Health on the funding scenarios outlined in the 2017 White Paper.
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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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Health department pushes the case for ‘affordable’ NHI
Meanwhile, Solidarity suffers a setback in its efforts to halt the government’s preparations for implementing the system.
Vagaries surrounding NHI benefits may provide grounds for a constitutional challenge
The lack of clarity over the benefits package means one cannot determine whether the state is fulfilling its obligation to provide access to health care.
‘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.
MPs get more time to obtain legal opinions on NHI Bill
This comes after opposition MPs walked out of the Portfolio Committee on Health in protest.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Bert Lance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration, is attributed with coining this phrase. Bad grammar apart, he believed he could save Uncle Sam billions […]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Bert Lance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration, is attributed with coining this phrase. Bad grammar apart, he believed he could save Uncle Sam billions […]
Teething problems for NHI in South Africa
An article in Businesstech quotes the Free Market Foundation as saying that South Africa will need to make serious tax changes to be able to afford its proposed National Health Insurance (NHI). Funding […]
Private Sector joins Government in Vaccination race
A Fin24 article relates how the private sector has joined the race to get the nation to herd immunity status as soon as possible. “As South Africa races against time amid a wildly […]
Have your say on the NHI bill
The Portfolio Committee on Health has called on interested individuals and relevant stakeholders to submit written comments as well as indicate interest in making an oral submission on the National Health Insurance Bill […]
Breaking News – NHI Bill introduced to Parliament today
One of today’s media tweets read: “The day we have all been waiting for is finally here, the NHI bill is being introduced in Parliament today” – Mkhize #NHI South Africa’s National Health […]
NHI – Treasury announces ‘substantial’ progress
The South African National Treasury announced on Friday that it has made “substantial” progress on the national health insurance (NHI) Bill consultation in key areas and have reached agreement on most of the […]
NHI project on backburner – a return to sanity
National Health Insurance project on backburner – a return to sanity It appears that rational thinking is making a slow but sure comeback, judging by a recent Fin24 report summarised in Legalbrief Today: […]
Unintended Consequences of NHI
Research by economics consultancy Econex looked at the impact of removing tax credits to medical schemes and then reallocating them to funding National Health Insurance (NHI) as suggested by the 2017 White Paper. […]
