Economist Dawie Roodt has proposed a way to provide healthcare for all of SA without the implementation of the NHI.

Access to private healthcare through NHI is not on the cards in the near future. Full implementation will take years.

During the signing ceremony, President Ramaphosa expressed that implementing the NHI would significantly tackle healthcare inequality.

The recent signing of the NHI bill is causing panic among medical professionals and taxpayers, with many looking to emigrate.

The health minister addressed inquiries regarding the NHI but refrained from providing extensive details regarding its funding.

The Presidency has disclosed the scheduled date for President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the NHI Bill into law.

The NHI Bill has yet to be signed, but Panyaza Lesufi says people could go to any private hospital after 29 May, and government would pay.

The Department of Health blamed the ballooning salary bills as the reason behind the high number of unemployed doctors.

Former president of the HPCSA, Dr Kgosi Letlape, says the National Health Insurance (NHI) will become a new source of loot for the ANC.

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The NHI could infringe on South Africans rights. SA businesses have petitioned against the Bill, saying that the NHI is “unconstitutional”.

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Ramaphosa unveiled plans for the gradual rollout of the National Health Insurance (NHI Bill) during his State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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Nehawu says any further delays from signing the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law would be a great travesty.

Large numbers of SA’s medical professionals say they will leave the country if they are forced to operate under the NHI.

The NHI Bill was passed in National Assembly ten days ago. And aims to provide quality healthcare for all citizens.

The DA says the proposed Bill will put a major strain on the economy. The party has highlighted a lack of a feasibility study post Covid19.

Minister of Health Joe Phaahla says the NHI will be introduced in different stages in South Africa, not at once.

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AfriForum has requested government reconsider implementation of National Health Insurance in a letter to the Health Minister and president.

Is this the first major step towards National Health Insurance (NHI) becoming a reality in South Africa? One trade union now ‘fears for our doctors’.

This week, the SA Medical Association laid out its beef with the NHI proposals facing South Africa – and many doctors see emigration as their way out.

The KZN government’s vaccine roll-out and National Health Insurance Plan is a priority to ensure access to healthcare for all citizens.

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Ramaphosa revealed that the plan to enact the NHI Bill is in line with the global goal of universal health coverage.

Minister Zweli Mkhize has made a very bold claim to start the year: He predicts that NHI will put private and public hospitals on par with each other.

The government tabled the NHI Bill in parliament in August.

The National Health Insurance (NHI) plan looks set to drain taxpayers’ pockets.

The pamphlet was allegedly not signed off by Parliament’s portfolio committee, and promoted “ANC’s agenda.”

The party stipulates that NHI pilots had “inadequate planning, a lack of resources and inconsistent communication.”

“We are determined that there is appropriate intervention.”

Provincial debt a clear sign that government would fail to run NHI successfully.

The union also welcomed the extension of the period for the submission of comments by the public on the bill.

DA condemns NHI Bill and says: “This will do nothing to improve the quality of healthcare in both the public and private health industries.”

Public is paying more for less when it comes to private health facilities.

Statistics show that 30% of hospitals that offer mental health services don’t have a clinical psychologist, either.

South Africa’s government has received some much-needed support for its NHI BIll from a group of former world leaders known as The Elders.

The battle has about the future shape of South African healthcare has started, and it is a battle royal which will clearly have massive implications any which way it goes.

Another issue that divides: Both Tito Mboweni and Zweli Mkhize are under fire for being “at variance with one another” over the controversial NHI bill.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has pleaded with the public to engage with the NHI Bill themselves after it was panned in the media.

‘Not on our watch’: That’s the message coming from the DA on Tuesday, as they unveil their plans to halt NHI before it can be rolled out in South Africa.

Ensure your Medical Aid is in place before seeing these heart-stopping figures. We’re looking at three estimated costs for NHI, and how it’d hurt taxpayers.

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The mood is glum: More industry experts are claiming that doctors are planning to leave South Africa en masse if the NHI bill is signed into law.

The Institute of Race Relations is concerned that the bureaucracy involved with the NHI Bill will completely stifle the healthcare sector.

The DA were left disappointed by the piece of legislation that has not been changed much despite many criticisms of the NHI Bill to date.

The DA’s Siviwe Gwarube claims the NHI Bill was written without consultation with provincial health departments or the National Health Council.

Concerns recently raised by the National Treasury have intensified amid allegations of irregularities in the way in which the bill is being processed.

“VAT will effectively have to be doubled,” says Solidarity.

Ramaphosa has gone in-depth about what the NHI will mean for SA.

National Health Insurance (NHI) is set to become the biggest and most expensive state-owned enterprise. Solidarity points out the current failings of other SOE’s, Eskom and SAA.

The Minister of Health says he made a mistake with the figures.

The DA says the proposed plan is a disaster waiting to happen.

Will it work?

Noble and ambitious as the National Health Insurance (NHI) is, its implementation is likely to be difficult and funding the project could have far-reaching consequences.

The road to universal healthcare is paved with legal and constitutional challenges, it seems.

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Public health in our country is still a massive problem. The money is going to the private sectors and so are the doctors. How do Medical Aid schemes affect this?