Discovery Group CEO Adrian Gore has provided clarity and reassurance following the signing into law of the NHI Bill.
, research into the affordability of the NHI shows that every formally employed South African would need to pay overIn an emailed message titled ‘Discovery’s position on the NHI Act and what it means for you’, Gore wrote the following: “I am reaching out following President Cyril Ramaphosa signing the National Health Insurance Bill into law on Wednesday 15 May 2024.
“However, in its current form, the NHI Act is not feasible as it rules out private sector collaboration. Section 33 states that once NHI is ‘fully implemented’ medical schemes will be able to cover only those services that are not covered by NHI.While this appears threatening, practically it isn’t.First, the impact of Section 33 is that only once the NHI is ‘fully implemented’ will medical schemes be limited in the cover they provide to medical scheme members.We believe it will take a long time – a decade at least – to achieve ‘full implementation’ given the scale and complexity of reforms needed.
This is because our country unfortunately faces significant financial constraints linked to low economic growth and a very narrow tax base.The Act will be legally challenged – we need a workable NHIThe NHI will only be workable if it provides universal access to care for all South Africans, while not restricting the rights of medical scheme members.
In addition, we need to ensure that our country’s healthcare systems – our doctors, our nurses, our hospitals and others – are secure and sustainable.
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