Health minister says NHI will be implemented over next four years

The health minister answered some questions about National Health Insurance but did not go into much detail about funding it.

The second phase will run from the second half of 2026 to 2028 and will include a more intensive conclusion of implementing NHI programmes that will be built up in the first phase. He added that the first phase of NHI will not only be funded from the fiscus and that other funding measures will have to be considered. Government already has “some low hanging fruit” in mind, he said.

“But we live in a democratic country and the courts are part of it. People with serious vested interest will take us on and we have to be ready to present our case.”He also said that private healthcare must make a profit for their shareholders in a commodified health system and accused the sector of overcharging and inflating prices, which he said will not happen with NHI.

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