Sipokazi FokaziThe Hospital Association of South Africa has labelled approval of the NHI bill by the parliamentary health committee as 'deeply regrettable and unwise'. File photo.
The legislation proposes a single state-run medical fund that will purchase health services on behalf of all patients from public and private sector service providers. While it has been claimed the rich will subsidise the poor, it is not clear how the scheme will be financed.Hasa said as public hearings demonstrated, there is broad support for universal access to quality healthcare.
“There is a willingness to engage with the government to collectively craft the best possible legislation.”
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