NHI bill a reflection of government's poor planning: Health Funders - SABC News

President Ramaphosa outlines his vision on the National Health Insurance, at the National Health Insurance and Medical Schemes Amendment Bill Stakeholder Consultative Meeting, at the CSIR in Pretoria. The NHI is meant to ensure that all people receive the quality health services they need without the imposition on them of financial hardship. The meeting is discussing pertinent issues on how to improve South Africa’s healthcare sector.

Managing director of the Board of Healthcare Funders, Dr Katlego Mothundi says for the state to accommodate everyone it will have to raise taxes to continue with the bill – which then affects the people who are already struggling to make ends meet. Dr Mothundi says the NHI bill is a reflection of poor planning from the government and in the long run this will result in the limitation of certain healthcare services.

“For the state to be able to cater for everyone it has to find money somewhere. Money that is equivalent to what the medical sector is spending which is about two hundred and fifty billion randsThe implications are worrisome because it means the state would have to raise taxes which means that you would either have to increase VAT by a considerable amount which then hits the poor” said Mothundi.

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