NHI is dangerously flawed, doctors say
The SA Medical Association says National Health Insurance Act has troubling fine print that violates ‘constitutional rights of patients and doctors’
01 April 2025 - 13:07
UPDATED 01 April 2025 - 18:54
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Act was “dangerously flawed” and if implemented will collapse SA’s healthcare system, the SA Medical Association (Sama) said on Tuesday.
Sama chair Mvuyisi Mzukwa said the organisation was challenging multiple provisions that would severely prejudice doctors and patients. The provisions raised “fundamental concerns about access to care, administrative barriers, financial feasibility, the impact on the public health sector and the long-term sustainability of the NHI”...
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