With legal challenges set to hold up the implementation of the National Health Insurance for a long time, key stakeholders have come up with alternative plans and interim measures to address the huge gaps in healthcare, and ensure that the private sector remains viable, writes MedicalBrief.
Last week, the Health Funders Association (HFA), which has lodged legal proceedings against the NHI Act, presented an alternative to the scheme, drawing on a report commissioned from Genesis Analytics. This comes as the Western Cape provincial government is seeking a closer collaborative partnership with the private healthcare sector.
Healthcare experts have also called for an “active” reaction from the private sector during the NHI transition period, punting reforms to continue keeping the private funding sector viable (see NHI story in side bar). Writing in the South African Medical Journal, they warn that without active reform, there most likely being a continued downward slide for the sector, with further exacerbation of the challenges and threats to its viability. …..m0re
