However, it is important to note that for now and until the NHI Act can be implemented, the status quo remains.
The President signed the NHI Bill into law on 15 May 2024 just before the general election on 29 May 2024, ignoring requests from stakeholders to send it back to parliament. This was mainly due to public comment not being incorporated in the final Bill.
However, it is important to note that for now and until the NHI Act can be implemented, the status quo remains and there is no immediate impact on private medical aid schemes, members of private medical aids and private medical healthcare benefits offered by employers. However, the NHI Act may in time require employers to think of alternative creative perks to attract employees due to the dilution of the benefit of private medical health insurance, the law firm says.
What will the impact of NHI on employers be? Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr says the practical implications of the hybrid healthcare system remain unclear and it may mean that employees will have to contribute towards the Fund and elect to contribute to a private medical aid scheme to access healthcare services excluded from the Fund.
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