President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed claims that the new National Health Insurance (NHI) will signal the end of private healthcare.
“To the contrary, the NHI aims to use the respective strengths and capabilities of both the private and public health sectors to build a single, quality health system for all,” Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly newsletter on Monday., the signing of the NHI Bill has caused widespread panic among a number of medical professionals and taxpayers, with many looking to emigrate.
He also praised the public sector, which also has numerous centres of excellence and is staffed by well-trained and experienced personnel. “Working together in partnership, as both the public and private sectors, we can make the dream of quality health care for all a reality.” Ramaphosa is of the view that this has perpetuated inequality, with the quality of healthcare one receives being determined by one’s ability to pay.While achieving social justice is a key objective of NHI, he stated that efficiency and better resource allocation are equally important.
However, he said the training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare personnel who work in both the public and private sectors is subsidised by the State. “We therefore have a situation where the state both directly and indirectly helps to fund a private health care sector that serves only a minority of society.”In addition, he said access to private healthcare through medical aids is also costly for users.
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