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NHI will make healthcare worse in South Africa – Daily Investor

WEBThe government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) plan will worsen healthcare provision in South Africa as the limits placed on private healthcare funding …

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Government cannot take medical aid money for NHI

WEBDaily Investor • 14 June 2023. Discovery Health CEO Ryan Noach said the government has no way of getting its hands on medical aid money to fund the newly adopted National …

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Every South African worker will pay a tax of R18,780 per year to …

WEBEvery South African worker will pay a tax of R18,780 per year to fund NHI. Shaun Jacobs • 19 February 2024. Implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI) …

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Full-on assault against NHI – Daily Investor

WEBSolidarity CEO Dirk Hermann. Trade union Solidarity said it was ready to launch a full-on assault against the planned National Health Insurance (NHI). “Should one last appeal to …

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No rational reason for NHI in South Africa – Daily Investor

WEBShaun Jacobs • 17 February 2024. There is no rationale for South Africa to implement the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill in its current form, as it poses a threat to both the …

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NHI funds should not be in government’s hands – Profmed CEO

WEBProfmed CEO Craig Comrie said the NHI Bill lacks a proper funding model and gives too much control to the Health Minister. Comrie told Newzroom Afrika that …

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Concerns over tax hikes to fund the NHI – Daily Investor

WEBConcerns over tax hikes to fund the NHI. There are concerns about the National Treasury’s intention to levy additional taxes on South Africans to fund the …

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Dis-Chem’s disruptive health insurance strategy – Daily Investor

WEBDrikus Greyling • 26 September 2022. Dis-Chem’s acquisition of medical insurance company Kaelo will make it a bigger healthcare player and disrupt the medical aid …

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Government’s NHI plan ‘irrational’ – Discovery CEO

WEBThe government hasn’t spelt out how it will raise the required funding, estimated to be as much as R500 billion a year. Discovery projects the NHI will result in …

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Ramaphosa set to sign NHI into law – Daily Investor

WEBBloomberg • 1 February 2024. South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to sign off on a controversial health insurance bill before this year’s national elections, according to …

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NHI will crush private healthcare in South Africa – Daily Investor

WEBNHI will crush private healthcare in South Africa. Drikus Greyling • 11 June 2023. Renowned political analyst RW Johnson said there is no plan on how to fund the …

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South African doctors flee state hospitals for private sector

WEBShaun Jacobs • 11 January 2024. South African doctors are fleeing from state hospitals to work at their private sector counterparts as the government no longer has the funds to …

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NHI can cost taxpayers R460 billion a year – Daily Investor

WEBNHI can cost taxpayers R460 billion a year. Bianke Neethling • 22 June 2023. Managing director at Intellidex Peter Attard Montalto estimated that the …

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South Africa has a dire shortage of doctors – Daily Investor

WEBShaun Jacobs • 9 January 2024. South Africa’s healthcare system is facing a dire shortage of doctors, particularly in the state-run public healthcare system, which has run out of …

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NHI will take 1,000 years to implement – Wits professor

WEBShaun Jacobs • 16 June 2023. Professor Alex van den Heever of the University of the Witwatersrand has said that the government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will …

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NHI just a dream – Dawie Roodt – Daily Investor

WEBBianke Neethling • 7 February 2024. Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said the government’s plan to implement National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa is just …

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Life Healthcare set to sell R19 billion UK assets – Daily Investor

WEBAlliance could be valued at about R19 billion ($1 billion) in a deal, they said. Johannesburg-based Life Healthcare has been working with advisers to identify …

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NHI needs private sector to succeed – Daily Investor

WEBNHI needs private sector to succeed. Shaun Jacobs • 12 February 2024. South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill is unworkable, unimplementable, and …

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NHI will be crushed by legal challenges – Daily Investor

WEBLegal challenges will decimate the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill if President Cyril Ramaphosa signs it into law. This is feedback from Wits School of …

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