8 things about government’s ‘new’ NHI plans that has Treasury really worried

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These are the “major concerns” identified:

  • The bill is different – changes have been made without permission, and changes agreed upon haven’t been implemented;
  • Public comment and stakeholder input appears to have been ignored;
  • It removes health functionality and budget from the provinces – so they will be less equipped to run their own healthcare systems;
  • Legal opinion needs to be secured on shifting provincial functions to avoid court challenges;
  • There is a provision that says that medical aid schemes are complementary to NHI, thus can’t offer services the NHI covers – this is unnecessary, premature and threatening;
  • Some proposals for governance are unclear or confusing;
  • The bill tries to superscede other functions of government like the Public Finance Management Act and Division Of Revenue Act;
  • The financial implications of the scheme have not been costed.
 
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