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Freedom Front Plus overjoyed by Constitutional Court's rejection of NHI cornerstone
Image: courtesy of FF Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes today’s Constitutional Court judgment declaring the Certificate of Need (CoN), as contained in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, unconstitutional. This was one of the cornerstones of the NHI. In the matter brought by Solidarity, the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) and the Alliance of South African Independent Practitioners’ Associations and others against the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron M
Sifiso Ngobese
May 182 min read
More money down bottomless NHI pit
Image: Spotlight More alarm bells are ringing regarding the National Health Insurance (NHI) as government has indicated it wants to redirect tax credits for private medical scheme contributions to the NHI Fund. This would channel an amount of approximately R34 billion to the NHI. Members of medical schemes will effectively be “penalised” for not being a burden for the state and paying for their own medical care. Currently, medical scheme members can annually claim rebates fro
Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 14, 20252 min read
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