EDITORIAL: NHI rethink needed, Mr President

15 August 2019 - 05:08The National Health Insurance , the ANC government’s grand plan for improving the nation’s health, is sending all the wrong signals to potential investors.

Negative headlines about its chilling effect on the private health-care sector are enough to trigger a sell-off or make them think twice about putting their money into SA. They fear NHI will break what little still works in health-care, and are horrified at the prospect that their staff may be compelled to use a state-run service with no scope to purchase better care.

And while the fund promises to contract with private hospitals and doctors, unless it has the money to offer attractive rates, their willingness to do so is an open question.

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