National Health Insurance – a Bill too far?
Abstract
The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr J Phaahla, opened our 22nd National Family Practitioners Conference with a plenary address and discussion on National Health Insurance (NHI). The NHI Bill is now before Parliament and there is much debate in the media regarding its pros and cons. Much of the media attention is skeptical and even derogatory with headlines such as “why South Africa’s plans for universal healthcare are pie in the sky”.
Published
2019-09-27
Section
Editorials
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