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Private sector healthcare schemes will still have a role to play when the government implements the National Health Insurance because the treasury cannot finance the system on its own.

Treasury reassures private sector over National Health Insurance fears

The private healthcare sector and medical aid schemes have warned that, if they are excluded, it would damage the entire system

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The National Health Insurance means a higher tax burden for South Africans

If value-added tax were to be used to fund the insurance, it would have to rise from 15% to 21.5%

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the NHI Bill into law on Wednesday. (@Presidency_ZA/X)

‘Fear not, it will be phased in,’ Ramaphosa says of National Health Insurance

In his speech before signing the controversial bill into law, the president still did not address where the billions needed for the scheme will come from This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Des Erasmus
1 min read