National Health Insurance will kill medical schemes, says institute
Race relations lobby group paints dire picture of future of private healthcare
15 August 2019 - 19:02
Introducing the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will destroy smaller medical schemes while allowing bigger ones to benefit from forced consolidation, the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said on Thursday.
“It’s always interesting when medical schemes support the NHI. They are actually supporting something that’s going to lead to their business dying, which is very odd,” said Johann Serfontein, a senior consultant at health consultancy group HealthMan, during an SAIRR media briefing. ..
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