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Proposed Governance Regulations for the NHI Fund have been published.
The Western Cape Health Department says they’re not supporting the National Health Insurance (NHI) as it is ill-defined, impractical and unaffordable and will not address the needs of the province.
Western Cape Health Minister, Mireille Wenger, says they do support the expanding of quality health care to all, but believe that NHI will instead weaken the health care in the country.
“While the NHI seeks to centralise power, we believe that better and more accessible healthcare can instead be achieved through harnessing the strengths of both the public and private healthcare sectors, supported by academic expertise. A rigid, one-size-fits-all system risks undermining already functional healthcare structures. In contrast, a more flexible model that actually addresses deficiencies in our healthcare system will deliver better outcomes.”
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