Private healthcare groups have warned that the planned implementation of the National Health Insurance scheme could lead to a wave of doctors and other skilled professionals leaving the country due to the additional working and earning restrictions placed on them.
Private healthcare groups have warned that the planned implementation of the National Health Insurance scheme could lead to a wave of doctors and other skilled professionals leaving the country due to the additional working and earning restrictions placed on them.
Somewhat ironically, this would reduce the access to healthcare for all South Africans – the core focus of the NHI and universal health coverage. “While it is accepted that the details of comprehensive health care services that will be covered by the fund cannot be included in the NHI Act, it is important that the right for universal healthcare is managed in a responsible manner for the current medical schemes industry, and South Africans are made aware of the services that would be covered.”
The survey drew a response from 1,410 healthcare workers in three separate studies conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
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