Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has published the first set of draft regulations for the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, the ANC’s contested law for universal health coverage.

The NHI Act was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in May 2024 but it has yet to be brought into effect. Nevertheless, Motsoaledi has flighted draft regulations to section 55 of the act, setting out a plan for the governance structure and processes of the NHI Fund. Under NHI the government-controlled fund will the sole purchaser of healthcare services, which are to be provided free at the point of delivery to eligible patients...

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