Litigation threats fly as soon as MPs adopt NHI Bill
Healthcare industry disappointed that little of the public input was taken into account in the latest version
25 May 2023 - 21:02
Parliament’s portfolio committee on health has adopted its amendments to the National Health Insurance Bill, marking a milestone in the ANC-led government’s plans for achieving universal health coverage.
The committee has made only minor changes to the bill, prompting a warning from SA’s biggest medical scheme administrator, Discovery Health, that the legislation will be open to constitutional challenge, and eliciting an immediate threat of legal action from trade union Solidarity...
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