Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has expressed optimism following its meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa and other government officials to discuss the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. Busa welcomed the government’s openness to engage on the contentious...
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), South Africa’s medical scheme industry regulator, has declined a request from the Autoimmune Alliance of SA (AASA) to issue clear guidance on funding expensive biologic treatments for autoimmune diseases. CMS emphasized that each...
As the 79th UN General Assembly convened on September 10, global attention shifted towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 – a critical goal of the sustainable development agenda. With just over five years remaining, the focus is on...
The Department of Health paid R2.7 billion in medical-related legal claims last year. In 2013, it was only R265 million, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa). SIU head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, revealed evidence of...
Only Parliament can change the National Health Insurance (NHI) by passing amendment legislation. No amount of meetings between President Cyril Ramaphosa and organised business will alter this. However, Ramaphosa is aware of the dissatisfaction with the NHI. Health...
