Legal experts say the NHI bill is full of legal holes that will likely be prodded and pulled apart as the government steamrolls the proposals into law.
Legal experts at law firm Webber Wentzel say that the National Health Insurance Bill is an “over-hasty” attempt by the government to completely transform public healthcare – leaving confusion and potential destruction in its wake.
“Many stakeholders and experts have raised concerns that the NHI scheme envisaged in the Bill is simply unaffordable, particularly as it would require an extensive administrative apparatus,” the firm said. The bill makes provision for the scheme to be funded through taxes, but this is non-specific and contradicts other parts of the proposed laws.
The government has been exceptionally cagey on where the money for the NHI will come from, but has made it clear that taxpayers will ultimately foot the bill.Then there’s the impact on private healthcare, medical aid schemes and other connected industries.
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