Government’s White Paper on the National Health Insurance (NHI) proposes a single, compulsory medical scheme for all, with private medical schemes being reduced to offering “complementary services”.
Government’s plan to set up a massive national medical aid with compulsory contributions from all working South Africans, is becoming a reality.
The National Health Insurance (NHI) white paper will finally be gazetted on Friday after being approved by Cabinet last week.
This week government finally released the Green Paper on the National Health Insurance system, which seeks to provide better health care for all. The paper will be followed by consultations with various stakeholders and the public over the next three months.
An ANC task team charged with developing a National Health Insurance (NHI) plan for the country if due to present its proposal to the party this weekend.
CAPE TOWN ' Health systems experts have welcomed the proposed reform of South Africa's health sector as 'pretty radical' with political will and the 'what' part evident, but the 'how' part more concerning.
Qwa-Qwa residents claim that nothing has changed since the Mofumahadi Manapo Hospital was declared a National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot by former Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize. The people of Phuthaditjhaba have labelled the move nothing but a publicity stunt. When…
Eleven districts across the country have been chosen as launch pads for a future National Health Insurance (NHI) system. One district per province, with the exception of KwaZulu-Natal, from where three districts have been selected, will pilot the NHI system.
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi recently announced the 10 health districts chosen at part of a project to pilot Government's National Health Insurance (NHI) system.
The Mpumalanga Department of Health is crumbling as the province struggles with deadly shortages of equipment, medicine and staff.
MEDIA RELEASE: The National Department of Health has embarked on an initiative to improve and expand access to healthcare services through the contracting of private General Medical Practitioners (GPs) to render sessional service in Primary Healthcare facilities.
The National Health Department says it is working on building stronger relations with the private sector to address issues of trust. It says it is important for the public and private health sectors to work together to build an effective National Health Insurance (NHI) system.
South Africa is marching closer to implementing universal health coverage in the form of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Scheme. This is after the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted this week in favour of the implementation of the bill. The Western Cape is…
The African National Congress has released more detail on the much anticipated National Health Insurance scheme. According to a press release the plan will kick off in the rural areas and will be staggered over three phases starting in 2012. The press release read by the ANC's health committee chair Zweli Mkhize is available here.
The NHI, designed to provide equitable healthcare access, continues to face opposition from the private sector.
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