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SAMA and EFF react on HI Bill

17 May 2024
SAMA’s chairperson, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, announced that SAMA’s legal team is preparing to challenge the NHI Bill in the relevant courts, reported News24 (17 May 2024)
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EDITORIAL ‘A desperate attempt to save a failing healthcare system?’

17 May 2024
“The ongoing outrage over the NHI Bill overshadows a crucial fact: The current healthcare system in SA is unsustainable.” – News24 (17 May 2024)
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OPINION NHI Act is an election hoax

17 May 2024
“Expecting those benefiting from the current system to accept potentially worse service under a new system is unrealistic. This is evident in the hypocrisy of politicians supporting the NHI while using private healthcare due to the poor state of public healthcare. “Until there is a proven track record of competence in managing crucial services, it is reasonable to remain sceptical and continue relying on private healthcare.’ Daily Maverick (16 May 2024).
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NHI - a Grimm fairy tale

16 May 2024
“The NHI Bill was full of holes when it was introduced to parliament in July 2019. One of the biggest was the lack of a mechanism to raise the R500bn-odd required to fund the scheme.” – Editorial: Financial Mail (16 May 2024).
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‘SA is blessed and cursed with parallel healthcare systems’

16 May 2024
“SA’s government faces a significant trust deficit and often alienates rather than builds consensus on crucial policies. Instead of fostering a national discussion on creating a healthcare system that addresses resource disparities, promotes social solidarity, and is practical and affordable, the focus has shifted to a debate about ‘why now?’ rather than how to address the resource disparity effectively,” wrote Khaya Sithole (accountant, academic and activist) in Business Day (16 May 2024).
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AfriForum and Solidarity bring legal challenges to NHI

16 May 2024
AfriForum and trade union Solidarity sent letters of demand to the President minutes after the NHI Bill was promulgated, reported Business Day (16 May 2024).
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Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law

16 May 2024
At the signing of the NHI Bill into law Pres Ramaphosa said that the NHI is a commitment to eradicating the stark inequalities between who receives adequate healthcare and who suffers from neglect, reported Business Day (16 May 2024).
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Opposition parties slam signing of NHI Bill as a gimmick

16 May 2024
Opposition parties criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the NHI Bill into law, labelling it an election gimmick ahead of the May 29 elections, reported Business Day (16 May 2024).
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Investors want clarity

15 May 2024
wrote Luyanda Njilo in Business Day (15 May 2024).
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Legal storm brews over the NHI Bill

15 May 2024
“Independent industry associations for medical schemes and administrators, such as the Health Funders Association (HFA) and the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), have stated their intention to legally challenge the NHI Bill once it is signed into law, reported Business Day (15 May 2024).
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It is nothing more than ‘ceremonial’

15 May 2024
The signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa is ‘largely ceremonial,’ with experts suggesting that little will change due to the impractical funding requirements, reported TimesLive (15 May 2024).
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NHI Bill to be signed into law before elections

14 May 2024
“President Cyril Ramaphosa says healthcare ‘apartheid’ must end, but opposition parties and the private medical industry are likely to go straight to court over the NHI Bill,” wrote Ferial Haffajee in Daily Maverick (13 May 2024).
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‘Irregular ARV supply keeps patients away’

14 May 2024
The government’s HIV treatment strategy, which involves supplying clinics with medications for only one to three months, is causing patients to stop taking their medicine, according to research by the (TAC). Many have started on treatment and then stopped due to poor conditions and an unwelcoming environment in clinics,
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Government plans to reduce reliance on medical device imports

14 May 2024
Business Day reported on 14 May that the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition has unveiled a master plan to reduce SA’s dependence on imports and enhance supply security to the country’s limited manufacturing capacity for medical devices.
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Healthcare professionals react to NHI Bill announcement

14 May 2024
Following the announcement that Pres Ramaphosa plans to sign the NHI Bill into law on 15 May, a media statement was released on 14 May by the SA Health Professionals Collaboration, (SAHPC) which formation was spearheaded by SAPPF to unify the healthcare professionals in SA. The collaboration represents about 25 000 healthcare professionals in SA from both the public and private sector.
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