National Health Insurance White Paper

The NHI white paper was released by South African health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi last month. It says the NHIwould be a state-administered fund that paid for all health-care. This could lead to the demise of most medical aid schemes.It estimates that R108-billion a year, on top of the existing health budget of about R146-billion, would be needed from 2026.This is based on a projected 2% growth of the economy.According to the Free Market Foundation, the implementation of NHI would drive healthcare workers from the country, and create a huge and expensive new government bureaucracy.To help to unpack this global crisis we have on the line:1. Dr Bobby Ramasia Principal Executive Officer Bonitas Medical Aid Fund 2. Sasha Stevenson Attorney Section 27: Public interest law centre3. JassonUrbach Health Unit Director Free Market Foundation