ANC MPs vote to process NHI Bill submissions internally
Opposition MPs said such a decision should only be considered once they had the facts about parliament’s internal capacity to do the job
04 November 2020 - 12:55
In a surprise move, MPs voted on Tuesday to rescind their decision to outsource processing the tens of thousands of written submissions received in response to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
The bill is the first piece of enabling legislation for the government’s plan for universal health coverage, which aims to provide health services to the entire population free at the point of care. ..
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