LETTER: NHI a hare-brained scheme
The government clearly did not in do its homework on this grandiose health plan
13 August 2019 - 05:00
Given that the government is unable to settle Eskom’s debt of more than R400bn, nor Transnet’s loans of R122bn, it is fair to say that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill is dead in the water.
Aside from its expected annual budget of R450bn, which is fiscally preposterous, the proposed management thereof by the government will no doubt result in the same fiasco as the current health department...
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