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The National Health Insurance Act: can we balance access, quality AND cost of healthcare?

Date Uploaded: June 24 2024 13:00


President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into an Act on 15 May 2024. At the time of writing, it is still unclear how the recently established Government of National Unity (GNU) will approach NHI. The BER asked Dr Anja Smith for her views on the associated funding, infrastructure, capacity, and administration requirements that must be considered before implementation.