Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says reports that the ANC was prepared to compromise on NHI and medical aid schemes were without basis, denying that there was a shift in the government’s stance.
Rapport and City Press on Sunday reported that the ANC would table a proposal that all employees be obliged to join a medical aid scheme, which would reduce the costs of health insurance as well as the burden on the public health system.
The NHI would compete with the private sector to offer cheaper options, the report said. This, in part, reflects a proposal made by the Hospital Association of SA (HASA) last year that medical schemes be made compulsory for employees, reports News24.
The NHI Act envisages that as the NHI develops over time, medical aid schemes would not be allowed to reimburse members for services they could have obtained on the NHI. ….more
