The Universal Healthcare Access Coalition – which includes healthcare professionals and funders – contends that a single tax-funded system cannot effectively provide universal medical coverage.
Life insurers are expected to maintain steady profitability, but policy surrenders and competition-driven pricing pressures could impact long-term growth.
The Hospital Association of South Africa joins other organisations in challenging the NHI Act in court but keeps the door open for dialogue with the government.
The Department of Health labels a report of a compromise on NHI as ‘ridiculous and unfounded’.
Progress with implementing National Health Insurance will be contingent on the fiscal situation.
Contribution increases in 2025 are exceeding CPI, with some medical schemes aiming to rebuild reserves and ensure long-term sustainability.
The Hospital Association of SA’s proposal for mandatory health insurance aims to shift millions of formally employed citizens to private coverage.
Motsoaledi insists that equalising healthcare shouldn’t be held back by funding concerns, and he challenges the assumptions behind the cost estimates.
Aaron Motsoaledi wants to engage with with stakeholders who are in favour of universal health coverage but have objections to the NHI Act.
Headlines characterising the High Court’s judgment as a huge blow to NHI ‘are in the same mould as Bell Pottinger propaganda’.
The High Court finds that sections of the National Health Act providing for a Certificate of Need scheme do not pass constitutional muster.
But statements by the Minister of Health indicate the ANC does not believe material changes to the NHI Act should be made.
It is expected that scrapping the medical scheme tax credit will be the first measure designed to raise revenue for NHI.
BHF-commissioned study identifies 11 assertions made about private healthcare and medical schemes that lack foundation.
Members of medical schemes are paying up to 30% more because the regulatory system broke down after the government’s focus shifted to NHI.
There are concerns about the sustainability of private providers and whether the public will face higher costs to maintain their current level of healthcare.
In an interview this week, President Ramaphosa was asked whether South Africans will pay higher taxes to fund NHI.
