LETTER: Stop NHI plans now
Claims of almost R105bn for medical negligence against state tells us what the capability is
30 January 2020 - 18:07
The proposals for an ANC/state-controlled national health insurance (NHI) plan need to be stopped in their tracks.
It was reported earlier in the week that claims against the state for medical negligence have more than tripled over the past four years, to a staggering R104.5bn in 2019, with patients seeking redress for harm allegedly wrought by an already overstretched public health system. This tells us that the state does not, and probably never will, have the capability to provide efficient medical expertise to the public, whether “privileged” or “underprivileged”...
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